against the wall, full of so much hurt. Paige hadn’t even given them a chance. He slid down the wall and buried his face in his hands and he started to cry.
He’d never been a Master before. He’d never turned anyone in his life, but he knew what he felt for Paige was more than just that type of connection. Their souls belonged together.
“Grant?”
He didn’t lift his head as Sam’s voice reached him.
“Grant?” Sam’s large hand came down on his shoulder.
“She’s leaving me,” Grant told his best friend with a sob. “Why is she leaving me?”
“Shit!” Sam exclaimed and knelt in front of him.
Grant lifted his face hoping to find comfort in his friend. All he saw was worry.
“We need to talk,” Sam told him standing.
Grant accepted the hand Sam held out to him. He had to get control of himself. He was crushed, yes, but that didn’t mean he was just going to let Paige walk away.
She could learn to love him. He knew she felt something for him. He would use that. Use whatever he had to, because he knew he would never survive without her.
“I won’t let her go,” he told Sam quietly.
His friend nodded. “That’s more like it. Come on.”
Grant followed Sam down the hall to his friend’s room. Once inside, Grant started to pace as he worked out a plan. Sam left him alone to think as he leaned against the door with his arms crossed over his chest.
“She’s scared,” Grant shared his thoughts out loud. “And whenever she gets scared, she runs. I won’t let her run away from me. We belong together. I know she feels something for me.”
Sam nodded. “I think there is more to it than that.”
Grant paused and lifted an eyebrow in question.
“I’ve been watching. Adam is different now that Paige is here. Before we couldn’t keep him away from Samantha. Now it seems like every time you are with Paige, he’s around somewhere.”
Grant frowned. He hadn’t noticed that.
Sam grinned. “You’ve been a little preoccupied.”
“Okay,” Grant said slowly. “You think he’s after Paige?”
“I don’t know,” Sam told him with a shrug of his large shoulders. “I don’t feel any threat from him, but it’s like he’s just there watching.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?” Grant asked.
“Like I said, I didn’t feel any sort of threat. I wanted to make sure. You have enough on your mind.”
Grant had to smile at his friend. “Always taking care of me.”
Sam blushed, actually turned red. “It’s what we do.”
“Yeah,” he agreed. It was. Sam and he had been best friends since they’d started school together.
Their paths had crossed and that was all it had taken. Sam’s family had been wonderful, filling a hole in Grant, without his father around.
Of course Grant hadn’t known why his father had left. He only had the stories his mom used to tell him and his siblings. Turned out, his mom was very inventive with some of those tales.
He shook that thought from his mind. He wouldn’t dwell on it just then.
“What am I going to do?” he asked Sam.
His friend sighed. “Whatever you have to.”
* * * *
Leaving had been the hardest thing Paige had ever done. Every part of her mind, body, and heart screamed at her to stop. But she couldn’t.
Grant didn’t want to her the same way. Didn’t love her like she loved him. Yes, for the first time in her life she had fallen in love. It hurt so much not to be loved back that Paige knew she would have never survived it.
So she took her few possessions and hit the road. She drove all night, only stopping when the sun forced her to.
Grant’s face wouldn’t leave her mind. It was almost as if he was beside her in the car, telling her to turn around.
As soon as the sun had gone down, she was on the road again. She’d been driving for hours and it wasn’t getting any easier being away from Grant. Plus she was hungry.
Seeing a sign for a motel, she changed lanes on the freeway to exit.
Paige followed the
He’d never been a Master before. He’d never turned anyone in his life, but he knew what he felt for Paige was more than just that type of connection. Their souls belonged together.
“Grant?”
He didn’t lift his head as Sam’s voice reached him.
“Grant?” Sam’s large hand came down on his shoulder.
“She’s leaving me,” Grant told his best friend with a sob. “Why is she leaving me?”
“Shit!” Sam exclaimed and knelt in front of him.
Grant lifted his face hoping to find comfort in his friend. All he saw was worry.
“We need to talk,” Sam told him standing.
Grant accepted the hand Sam held out to him. He had to get control of himself. He was crushed, yes, but that didn’t mean he was just going to let Paige walk away.
She could learn to love him. He knew she felt something for him. He would use that. Use whatever he had to, because he knew he would never survive without her.
“I won’t let her go,” he told Sam quietly.
His friend nodded. “That’s more like it. Come on.”
Grant followed Sam down the hall to his friend’s room. Once inside, Grant started to pace as he worked out a plan. Sam left him alone to think as he leaned against the door with his arms crossed over his chest.
“She’s scared,” Grant shared his thoughts out loud. “And whenever she gets scared, she runs. I won’t let her run away from me. We belong together. I know she feels something for me.”
Sam nodded. “I think there is more to it than that.”
Grant paused and lifted an eyebrow in question.
“I’ve been watching. Adam is different now that Paige is here. Before we couldn’t keep him away from Samantha. Now it seems like every time you are with Paige, he’s around somewhere.”
Grant frowned. He hadn’t noticed that.
Sam grinned. “You’ve been a little preoccupied.”
“Okay,” Grant said slowly. “You think he’s after Paige?”
“I don’t know,” Sam told him with a shrug of his large shoulders. “I don’t feel any threat from him, but it’s like he’s just there watching.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?” Grant asked.
“Like I said, I didn’t feel any sort of threat. I wanted to make sure. You have enough on your mind.”
Grant had to smile at his friend. “Always taking care of me.”
Sam blushed, actually turned red. “It’s what we do.”
“Yeah,” he agreed. It was. Sam and he had been best friends since they’d started school together.
Their paths had crossed and that was all it had taken. Sam’s family had been wonderful, filling a hole in Grant, without his father around.
Of course Grant hadn’t known why his father had left. He only had the stories his mom used to tell him and his siblings. Turned out, his mom was very inventive with some of those tales.
He shook that thought from his mind. He wouldn’t dwell on it just then.
“What am I going to do?” he asked Sam.
His friend sighed. “Whatever you have to.”
* * * *
Leaving had been the hardest thing Paige had ever done. Every part of her mind, body, and heart screamed at her to stop. But she couldn’t.
Grant didn’t want to her the same way. Didn’t love her like she loved him. Yes, for the first time in her life she had fallen in love. It hurt so much not to be loved back that Paige knew she would have never survived it.
So she took her few possessions and hit the road. She drove all night, only stopping when the sun forced her to.
Grant’s face wouldn’t leave her mind. It was almost as if he was beside her in the car, telling her to turn around.
As soon as the sun had gone down, she was on the road again. She’d been driving for hours and it wasn’t getting any easier being away from Grant. Plus she was hungry.
Seeing a sign for a motel, she changed lanes on the freeway to exit.
Paige followed the
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