"I know that. But I had to start somewhere. And more important than anything else, I wanted you to see that, despite knowing who you were and where you were, I had no intention of using my command to make you come back with me."
"So even if I hadn't told you I needed to come back tonight..." I trailed off.
"I still would not have forced you…"
Jacob ran his hand through his hair again. "Paige, I want you to come back to Night Fall more than anything else in the world. But I was and still am also prepared to leave it to Kai to run and stay in this town with you. To stay here for you," he emphasized every word. It was kind of adorable.
"Hey Paige! What are you doing outside of Cedar Springs?"
Shit! I knew the voice before I looked up.
"Hey Ryan. I could ask you exactly the same
