Storm: Book 2 by Evelyn Rosado Read Free Book Online Page A

keep it up that day will be sooner than I think.
    “Hey Brynn!” yells, Jimmy, head of the grounds keeping crew from across the field.
    “Hey Jimmy!” I yell back to him.
    “We miss you. Hurry up and come on back.”
    “I’m coming back. Don’t you worry.”
    “You take care of yourself.” He pauses. “Hey, do you mind, I’m about to turn the sprinklers on the field.”
    “Oh! Sorry. No problem.”
    I dart off the field as I hear the synchronized sound of the sprinkler system. Enough reminiscing anyways, it’s starting to get dark out.
    It felt good coming here, but I still didn’t find what I was looking for.
    I walk past the bleachers as I see a figure, a silhouette of a man but I can’t make out who it is. Probably Brandon, the assistant coach or something cleaning up.
    “Brynn,” the voice says emerging from the shadows.
    My heart bangs into my throat. It’s Aiden. Again. I put my hand over my heart and my jaw is wide open.
    “Aiden,” my voice is raw and full of terror. “How…how did you know I was here?” I say looking around. No one is on the field. I can’t see if Jimmy is still out there or if he can even see me. “You followed me.” My voice quavers.
    “I was looking for you.” He has a pair of sunglasses on and a sullen, emotionless look colors the contours of his face.
    “But…you…followed me?” I inch away from him. He pursues.
    “Of course I followed you.” His voice is distant and monotone, far removed from the seductive, mellow tone he normally speaks with. “How else do you think I’d find you? You’re never at your dorm. You haven’t been in class. You don’t return my phone calls.”
    “Look, I don’t know what you think this is or if this is some type of game to you, but it’s really not cool, okay?” My fingers are stinging. “You’re really crossing the line okay? You’re scaring me.”
    He laughs, holding his stomach. “Wait…you think I’m stalking you? Are you crazy?”
    I don’t believe him.
    I walk back away from him slowly. “I don’t care what you think. And I don’t like it.”
    “Tell me you don’t miss me right now and you’ll never see me again.”
    I look him dead in his eyes. “I don’t miss you, Aiden. At one time I did, okay? But after that day in your office—that was the most degrading thing I’ve ever done. I lost all respect for you.”
    “That’s not my fucking fault.” The temper in his voice rises, almost to a groan. “You made a choice. You did! Not me!” His voice rages over the sprinklers. He clutches his hair and bends over. “Why the fuck can’t you see that I’m trying Brynn.” He yanks his glasses off and slams them to the ground.
    I grab my keys rushing to my car. “Aiden, if you follow me again, I’m going to the dean…and then to the cops.”
    I burst open the gate and hurry to my car.
    “Brynn,” he yells. “Brynn please.”
    I floor the gas all the way to Chase’s place. The frigid breath of fear wraps over me.
     

Chapter 8
    Surprisingly he’s home. Alone. I stand in his doorway, confused, terrified. There’s no one else I can turn to.
    “Come in,” he says. Concern flushes his face.
    I walk in. It’s quiet. The television is off. He’s not playing music. My words stammer. “I know you said you don’t want me in your life but—”
    “That’s not what I meant.”
    “Can I just stay here tonight?”
    “Absolutely. Did something happen? You don’t look okay.”
    “Nothing. I’m just…it’s nothing. Maybe I should go. I don’t want to intrude.”
    “No, it’s okay. Please.”
    Our eyes lock. My heartbeat settles. All it takes is his look to let me know I’m protected, that I’m safe with him. Regardless of what we are at this point, I know he’d never let anyone or anything harm me.
    My throat is tight as our gaze is still held. Every emotion floods through me. Pain, defeat, fear. My breaths are tight and constricted. I don’t know what we are or what he sees me as but I