ScarletThe bed frame creaks, and I startle awake. I sit up, goosebumps covering my arms, and blink in the dark.“Wes?” I whisper, feeling the mattress shake beneath me. I didn’t mean to fall asleep in Weston’s bed. I’m on top of the covers and he’s underneath, and we’re on the opposite sides of this king bed.The sheets rustle, and I see the outline of Weston’s large body moving. Red hot fear pulses over me, and my heart immediately starts racing. I reach for Wes, hand landing on his shoulder.“Scarlet?” he croaks, throat dry. “What’s wrong?” He sits up too fast and winces. I squeeze my eyes shut, having a hard time blocking out the memory.“I thought you were having a seizure.” A chill rips through me, causing me to tremble.“Why would you think that?”The words want to come out, and the fear I had before of him judging me, of being looked at differently—as unworthy—is gone. “When my sister was little, she got really sick with a bad fever.” I wrap my arms around myself, shivering ha
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