I closed my eyes for a second as I reined in my annoyance. Not at him, of course, but myself.
Why couldn’t I just treat him like everyone else?
Why did he get to me like this?
Why couldn’t I ignore this tugging in the pit of my stomach that begged me to get closer to him when all I wanted to do was run in the opposite direction?
He must have noticed my reluctance because he sidled up next to me, bringing with him that intoxicatingly warm smell. “Caleb, you can’t carry in giant loads like you did at the lodge. People will notice you’re carryin’ more than you should be able to. Just let me help you so you can get started on savin’ the world.”
My stomach tightened at his words as I tried to remember how to speak. But it was so hard to get my body to act right when he was this close and s
