Quinn jerked her hand back, eyes wide. "Back off."


    "You hungry?" Alexander asked, cool as ever.


    Quinn just curled up tighter, ignoring him.


    "Want some water?" he tried again.


    His deep voice sent shivers down her spine. She pped her hands over her ears, trying to drown him out.


    "Feelin'' any better?" Alexander kept on.


    "Looks like rain''sin''. If you can''t leave, better stock up. Anything you wanna eat?" he added.


    He just wouldn''t shut up, and it was driving her nuts. By the end, his words were just noise.


    She couldn''t take it anymore. She pushed herself up, ready to bolt.


    Her legs were jelly. She wobbled, and as soon as she tried to step, it was like her legs weren''t even there. She went down hard. Before she hit the ground, Alexander snagged her hand and yanked her back.


    She ended up crashing into his arms.


    His scent wrapped around her, and Quinn froze, not daring to move.


    His voice rumbled above her, "Where you think you''re going?"


    Quinn clutched his shirt, her knuckles white, almost ripping it.


    Alexander pried her fingers off. "This is my only shirt. Tear it, and I''ll have to wear yours."


    Quinn slowly looked up at him, her eyes red and watery, her gaze all mixed up.


    Alexander could see the battle in her eyes-reason vs. desire.


    He went quiet, just staring at her, his brows knitting before rxing.


    He reached out and touched her face.


    Next thing she knew, Quinn was climbing up his chest, putting all her weight on him, almost knocking him over.


    He caught himself on his elbows, keeping them from falling.


    Just as their lips were about to meet, a thunderp boomed outside, like it was right next to them. Quinn''s eyes flew open, and she shoved him away, rolling off and hitting the ground hard. She was wide awake now. She squeezed her eyes shut, too scared to look at Alexander. Alexander didn''t react much, just turned his head to look at her.


    He wasn''t too interested in her freak-out. After a moment, he walked out without a word. The thunder kept rolling. A few minutester, the rain came down hard, pounding outside. And Alexander never came back.


    After a long while, Quinn finally looked toward the cave entrance. It was empty.


    The rain went on for almost two hours. She couldn''t move and fell asleep to the sound of it. When she woke up, Alexander was still MIA, but there was more food next to her.


    There was fruit and some roasted meat, cut up so she couldn''t tell what it was.N?velDrama.Org owns this.


    She''d thought about starving herself, but with Alexander gone all night, she ditched that n.


    The next day, she felt a bit better and could barely walk out of the cave. The forest was soaked, but no sign of Alexander. She didn''t care about that now; she just needed to find a ce to pee.


    By the fourth day, he still hadn''t shown up, and the food kept appearing while she was asleep.


    Without him around, Quinn felt way better. By the fifth day, she was almost back to normal and could move around.


    Quinn stepped out of the cave. No sunlight, the forest was dark and creepy, making it hard to find her way.


    She wandered around a bit, but the thick grass and weird bird calls freaked her out, so she didn''t go far. After a while, she went back to the cave.


    Bored, she picked through the fruit pile. It was the only thing to do.


    The sky outside darkened again, and Quinn ate so much fruit she was stuffed.


    Just as she was about to head out to pee, she heard footstepsing from outside.