Hold me, still

pte

ji'

ck it up?" Alec asked m

contemplated dismissing it, but I knew that if I did, Echo would likely answer it instead.

d I breathed a sigh of relief

the call and try to find out who was on the other end. I couldn't explain why I felt anxious, why a sens

he green button and brou

here was no reply except for

ing through their mind. If they thought mere breathing could intimidate me, they were

wanted to have a breathing contest or prove that they were breathing, they could do it

to bury. His voice dredged up recollections I wished I could erase. That voice belonged to the person on the other end

long time." H

and erase all of my mistakes, then I would likely do so because this w

," I said

nds away from snatching the phone from me. I wasn't going to give her that

you still remember me. Well

ugh, there was no way I could forget him and I'm pretty sure

want?" I grow

ou take with an old

verything. It was like what he had done wasn't something beyond moral s

riends," I re

worked t

him and I was so trusting of him that I had no idea he was destroyi

is th

ving a conversation with him like I wasn't an

as talking about. He had taken the child from he

hat I'm talking about. I know you do.

recently. You should be thanking me because if not for Donovan's situat

ll willing to tell me about Lily. I wasn't dumb enough to think Lily was someone else's child, especially after seeing the resemblance but it hurt that Echo never bothered to

I would think that perhaps you have mo

did to me, it's high time I

ive him a reply

you already know that. Besides, you were once ruled by money. Which reminds me, I hear you are a big shot now. You move with one of t

a hand in making me, Christian and you would never bring me down. If anything happens to t

u would do that? What hell could you possi

o, I promise acid will be the lea

e a reference to acid because the last time we met was at a factory where someone had messed with a tank co

knew they were going to help me through thi

r help," I

we were already helping. Th

n was the most brutal out of everyone gathered here and tha

out Christian. I want to know where he lives, who

on it although I don't k

ot too long,

rson. "You kno

g informat. It's like I became an

ob well,"

on't think I'll sit and do nothing

er. "What exactly is it

know, just put me to wor

at?" I a

uck a nerve. It was very obvious she had not planned on tellin

is haunting us okay? Don't you use

Maybe if you had tried to reach out I wou

d you sent

ears, Echo. Three year

it were to be some other time, I was sure they would sit to watch and even bring popcorn. Maybe it was because

surprise. "W...what a

e you have no idea what I'm t

e would say it not bec