Chapter 134. Don’t Want Him to Leave

One by one, they stand and shuffle out of the room, some of them stopping to fist bump Colton in that same bro way they have with one another and then wave my way. I sit up properly, pulling myself to the edge of the bed to stand and find out where I should go, but Colton’s voice in my head stills me.

Stay put. You look beat and need the rest. This room is fine, and no one will come in here without my say-so.

His voice inside my head is always that aching wave of intimacy yet sorrow, and all I can do is nod his way and avoid direct eye contact. I’m too exhausted for any more emotional head mess, and I can still feel his lips lingering on mine from his kiss earlier, tingling softly, reminding me that for him, I’m stupidly weak, especially when I’m this tired.

I flop back down, glad I don’t have to find the energy to go anywhere, but at the same time, I feel a little disorientated at the thought of staying here by myself. I’ve been alone for weeks, knowing o