LEILA'S POV
My question seemed to hang in the air. He did not answer it immediately. He made a sound, like he was about to say something, then stopped. My first impression, which I instantly dismissed, was that he was thinking of what to conveniently tell me. There was no reason for him to lie about his name. Was there?
"Chase," he finally said. "My name is Chase."
I nodded, realized he could not see me and said, "Okay."
I was about to say something else, but he went on talking hurriedly.
"Look, Leila. For your own safety I don't think you a should tell anyone about... helping me. The bastards who did this will be angry at anyone who they feel has cheated them of their prize... my life. I am not trying to scare you or anything, but you have no idea of how dangerous these people are.
