CHAPTER 26

After they finished, they lay there on the ground for a while, just staring up at the stars. Being chased and hunted down, fighting for their lives, and capping it off with a moment of absolute pleasure underneath a moonlit night made for a wild series of emotional highs, lows, and everything in between. Lola was still breathing heavily as she laid her head on Russel’s chest. She loved the warmth of his skin and she wriggled in closer to him. He let her, the arm curled around her pulling her in closer to himself. “I’m sorry for yelling at you,” he told her, kissing the top of her head. She looked up at him, a wicked smile on her face. “No you’re not,” she replied with a small giggle. “You meant every word you liar.” He laughed right back at her. “You’re absolutely right. I thought I was going to lose you so many times tonight,” he said, his voice turning somber. “To be fair, there were a lot of times I thought I was going to lose you too. I…” She paused, her voice hitching a litt