Chapter Forty-Five
Stone insisted with a very firm tone that we absolutely had to go back into the downtown area again the very next afternoon. He kept telling my anxious heart that he truly wanted to keep trying his absolute best for our relationship—he wanted to show my mind normal civilian moments, real romantic dates, and a glimpse of a peaceful life completely outside the high concrete compound walls. I slowly nodded my head and agreed to go with him, deeply hoping inside my soul that the cool fresh air and the change of scenery would finally quiet the loud, terrifying storm of doubt that Lena’s phone call had kicked up in my head.
We were walking slowly hand-in-hand down the quiet main street of the small town, the warm sun shining down on our skin, when my entire world suddenly ti
