Page 19 of Betrayed

“We’ll get in more trouble if they find out what we’ve been doing. We’ve broken more rules than … ya know.” She kept her voice low, but it was tight.

“What are we supposed to do?” He drew closer to her with his arm across the back of her chair and rested his other hand on her thigh.

She closed her eyes, jaw tighter than the knots in his stomach. Moisture snuck between her eyelids.

“What are you thinking?”

She shook her head. That loosed the tears, and they poured onto her cheeks.

“I can’t do this.” She pushed his hand off her thigh and slammed her books shut. “Tell if you have to, but leave me out of it.” She shoved her books into her backpack and stood.

“AJ, we can figure this out.”

She looked him square in the eyes. “No, we can’t. It’s over, Logan. I love you, but I just … I can’t keep arguing and sneaking around.” Her entire body shook, but she was going to stand by her words.

He couldn’t say anything. He needed to fight for her, but he didn’t know how.

Flinging her bag over her shoulder, she turned her back to him.

“AJ …”

She walked away.

“AJ, I love you.”

She paused her retreat. “I know. Goodbye, Logan.”

His heart walked away, leaving him bleeding, completely gutted, at the study table. She was his one and only. He could never love another. Would never.