65

You shook your head and then crossed your arms. "I would still come back for you."

"What?! No! What if I'm not around and you get hurt?" Lone man exclaimed.

There was silence. He scratched the back of his head. "What do you really want?"

This narrative has been purloined without the author's approval. Report any appearances on Amazon.

"If you can't come with me, then I'll come with you and help you sort all these things out.

Surely, there's a way to make you safer." Like killing your mother, you mumbled in your mind.

"What about your life?" He tilted his head; he extended his arm, but it dissolved under the warm light. "What about your family?"

————

Change your decision and leave the forest — Page 100

Tell him you'd go back to your life when you knew he was safe -- Page 91