The Never List

by Jade Presley

“This is it. Time is almost up. And I’ve watched you with Kal and Axl and Pierce. I’ve watched your attitude change. I’ve watched you fall. But if this is all an act because of what you’re clearly hiding, if you reject them after all of this…I will end you.”

“The minute I heard your voice, the minute I sensed your emotions, you felt like mine.”

“You’re alone with the Nightmare,” he says, stepping into my space again. He inhales deeply, almost like he’s smelling me, but I know he’s not. He’s drinking in my emotions. His eyes darken. “You should fly away, butterfly.” “Only if you promise to chase me,” I tease.

“I’m here, Jax. Still here. After all your attempts to push me away. I’m. Still. Here.”

“We’ve been on a crash course since you found me in the library. I loved you then. I didn’t know it, but I do now.”