The snowball fight was carrying on. Grabbing her hand, he led her away from the main fight. He pressed her against the side of the house, staring into her eyes.“I don’t want you to leave,” he said.“The fight, the kids, Zion, we can talk about this another time.”She tried to pull away from him, but he wouldn’t let her.“They’re fighting without us. I need to hear you agree to be by my side.”“Don’t do this. We’re having fun. I’m not ready to move on or to agree to anything.”She reached out, cupping his face.“I like you, Zion, and I’m grateful to everything you’ve done for me. I was a stranger and you took me in, and I’ll always be indebted to you but don’t ask me this, please.”Touching her hands, Zion saw the pain in her eyes.“You’re scared of someone, and I will protect you, Maya. You feel this between us.”He pressed a palm against her chest feeling her heart race under his touch.“I know what Mandy was talking about. You can stay inside the house at the full moon, or you can
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