My entire body began trembling.
"Dawson." My voice broke immediately.
Then I shook him gently. "Dawson, wake up."
He didn’t budge.
Panic crawled violently up my chest.
"Dawson…"
My eyes instantly filled with tears.
"No."
I shook my head rapidly. "I swear I didn't know."
The words tumbled out desperately. "I didn't know."
My voice cracked again. "I didn't know about the pine."
A tear slid down my cheek.
My breathing became uneven.
I shook him again. "Dawson."
"Please."
"I didn't know."
I hated how frantic I sounded.
But I couldn't stop because it almost felt like I was under a spell.
And despite the pain he'd caused me, seeing him like this was horrifying.
"Dawson."
"Please wake up." I shook him again.
He still didn't budge.
Then suddenly, it dawned on me that I was
