My head lowered.
“Just come with me, Leon. I can protect you,” Madeline said, lifting the side of my hat.
My eyes met hers carefully. Maybe she could tell I wasn’t mad. Protect me?
Protect meThere was a grin on her face, regarding the thought in my mind.
Yes, protect you, handsome, she thought, making me blush and surprising me when I did.
Yes, protect you, handsome“Protect me?” My head tilted, moving the hat back. I hated feeling helpless and unsure of what was happening. I wasn’t in control, and this was weird, too weird for me to accept. I had never needed someone as much as I needed the girl who called to me in my dreams. I had been tossed aside and sent away. I had been on my own for far too long. However, I wanted to be part of something bigger than myself. She felt much bigger
