“If he talks to me, I’m gonna make a mistake. A huge mistake.” I climb the stairs two at a time and beeline down the hall. “I won’t be able to stop myself. Huge mistake, Jennie. Huge. No. Nope.” I heave open the linen closet and throw myself inside it. Safe. The door swings open a moment later, and the moonlight filtering through the window in the hallway illuminates a pair of piercing eyes as the intruder sweeps into the tiny space and shuts us in. “Great thinking on the closet, Jennie.” Garrett’s gravelly voice sends a shiver down my spine. He smacks the wall, lighting the space with a warm
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