CHAPTER 46
Ellie
I followed down the metal stairs, going round and round in a daze after the life altering kiss I’d just received from Jase Cross. I let the stupid, goofy grin I’d been fighting spread across my face knowing he couldn’t see.
My fingers ghosted across my lips and I nearly stumbled down a few of the steps, but Jase’s firm grip on my hand kept me steady. I was lost in a sea of emotions, my mind blessed with a brief moment of reprieve from all the hell I’d been through the last few days. I didn’t even care if he’d scored a point in our imaginary game. He’d more than earned it.
My escape from reality was short lived, however, as a scene straight out of a movie came crashing in around me. There were bodies littered everywhere, some groaning as the clutched their sides, bu
