DAWN.My eyes are wide, almost bulging out of their sockets with my mouth hang open, closing and opening at certain intervals as I think of what to say, but I can't get my brain to process anything. I'm shocked beyond words, I never expect something like this. Bryan? In love with me? I'm completely and utterly dumbfounded.What do you say when your long time friend tell you that he's in love with you, but you don't feel the same way towards him? I don't fucking know."You don't have to say anything. "He laughs as if he can read my thoughts and I let out a sigh, leaning against the tree with my knees pulled up to my chest."I don't know what to say. I'm sorry, I'm just surprised. I wasn't expecting anything of such. "He nods his head, mimicking my action and leaning against the tree."I know. I don't want you to say anything either because I know you don't fe

 RYDER. My lips move fast against her in a hurry to feel her. I want to feel her completely against my touch. I need to feel her. The depth of my need for her truly scares me but at this moment, with her flushed against me, I sincerely do not care. As long as she's here. I was going to go fucking insane, or I was going insane when I saw the news. I knew I shouldn't have listened to her but damn her for being so fucking stubborn! My heart arch when I learned that she's been kidnapped, and I thought of the only one that I know would be capable of that. Fucking Oliver. Relief flushed through me when I found out he's the one, not because I fancy the idea of him kidnapping her, but because I knew I would be able to get her back. She would be fine or at least I hoped so because that bastard can decide to do anything to her. I'm surprised at how much my body wasn't settled. I couldn't think of anything else but having to g

 DAWN. My heart won't stop beating fast against my chest as I stare down at my phone before raising my gaze back to Ryder who now has his hands buried in his hair. "Ryder. " I hum, afraid of what he will do if I push too hard and at the same time, trying to find out what's happening. One moment, everything was fine to expect from the time his mood changed and now, I just don't know what's wrong. "Ryder." I call again, this time moving a little closer to him and ignoring the fact that I almost had a heart attack in less than a minute ago. "He's... He's..." Soft sobs falls from his lips, and I'm enmeshed where I am, my eyes wide and my hand hanging in the air as I watch him breakdown. It's the first time that I will ever see him cry, and it's such a surprise to me as I ponder about what can be the reason for Ryder

 RYDER. She knows how to fuck with my emotions. She calms me without even knowing herself. My father's death is something that weighs heavily on me, I knew he was going to be gone soon but still... I didn't know how I will feel about it until now. Knowing that I have no other family any more apart from Minerva tears me up and knowing that I'm the cause of it breaks me even further. I wasn't thinking. I couldn't. I needed to get out of here. Need to fight. Have to fight. The feeling of blood dripping down the knuckles, the metallic scent that hits me always has a way of calming me down. It always does, until now it's been the only thing I rely on whenever I need help. Until now, it's the only way I know how to keep my senses sane and now somehow, in a way that makes absolutely no fucking sense to me, this girl in my arms seems to be able to calm me down with only a few words from her. Oh, Dawn, what have you done to

 RYDER.I'm fucking going insane. I can mentally see the bolts that hold my self-control together going fucking loose, and I know I won't be able to hold it any longer if he doesn't keep his damn mouth shut and get the fuck out of here."Get out of here, Oliver. "This is my father's funeral and I will not allow him to ruin it for me but if he pushes me too hard which I know is what he plans on doing then I won't give a damn about this enemy. I don't care about the hundreds of eyes that will be watching me, but he's going to get it from me."As I said, Ryder. I'm here to offer my sincere condolences. Now, if you will excuse me, I'll love to say a few words of peace to your father. "The smirk across his face is getting me fucking angry, and I'm breathing through my nose as I step closer to him, stopping him from moving any further."I will give you my last warning, Oliver. Get