Nicky's POV
I now wish, more than anything, that I had just stayed in the hotel with Ryder.
Yes, maybe I would have still ended up running for the rest of my life, but at least it would have been with him. And now, I'll never get the chance to tell him the truth. To tell him exactly what he means to me.
I slowly creep out of my hiding place after I watch him pass by. No way I intend to be caught by him again. No. I intend to catch him off guard. I intend to end this.
I walk quietly without making a sound, each step confident, unlike how I feel.
The gun is gripped firmly in my hands as I walk toward the doorway he disappeared through. I hear the floor creak behind me and whirl around with the gun raised, but there's nothing there.
I go to turn back the doorway behind me when I'm grab
