Chapter 118 Xlv

• August
• There was nothing right about this, a relationship that was forced. Forbidden. But I wanted more than anything to take a chance. I might burn in hell for eternity, but I yearned for her more than ever.
• "I don't understand why I'm so drawn to you. I can't stand the fact I ache for your touch, your kiss. I'm terrified every time that you walk out that door that I'll never see you again, that I'll hear about some horrible bloody shooting or a terrible explosion. That's not a way to live, August. Don't you get that?" Her defiance abated, her shoulders slumped, and she held her face in her hands.