Chapter 65 Cabin

Chapter 65 Cabin
Maya

I hadn’t made it far when a black car swerved roughly to a stop right in front of me. I backed away immediately.

Were there two of them? Jesus.

“Maya!” Instead, a familiar voice called from the car. I narrowed my eyes, staring at the face popping out of the window. Relief crashed into me when I saw Marie.

I ran to the car and got in, slamming the door shut. I stared at the driver. Liam.

His eyes met mine through the rearview mirror—his green eyes blazing with intensity, softening just a tad before he looked away again. He immediately drove off, his tires leaving dusty trails behind.

I sank farther into the seat, my head light with relief even though my heart was still pounding hard inside my chest.

Marie turned around from the front seat, her eyes roaming over me.

“Oh my God, Maya,” she whispered, clamping her hand over her mouth as her eyes watered. I dug my teeth into my bottom lip.

“I’m sorry,” I whispered and dropped my gaze. My chest tightened painfully as the gravity of everything that had happened in the past hour crashed down on me.

My eyes stung and a tear fell onto my palm.

Before I knew it, she had scrambled into the back next to me, pressing my head to her chest. I wrapped my arms around her and just let myself cry.

The fear that had wrapped itself around me was slowly letting go. Liam was driving really fast—so fast that I hoped we wouldn’t crash. But I was just glad he was.

“Shhh,” Marie whispered, rubbing my hair soothingly and rocking me like a child. I had questions, but they weren’t important right now.

I didn’t care how they found me. I was just happy they did, and at the right time. I wouldn’t have made it out before he caught up with me. I would have jumped into a cab, but going where?

“Where are we going?” I asked, my voice almost a whisper. I met Marie’s warm eyes.

She’d been crying. And I hated myself for making her cry. Shay wouldn’t like that I made her girlfriend cry.

Marie gave a small shrug, glancing at Liam. I looked too, my eyes meeting his in the rearview mirror.

He hadn’t said anything, but if I was being honest, I wasn’t expecting much. This was all my fault.

I'd told him the baby I was carrying was his and then ran right into danger. I wasn’t even fit to be a mother.

What are the chances that I won’t be worse than my own mother? The thought itself was depressing, but it was the truth. This alone was proof that we were related—thinking only about ourselves.

“I know a cabin,” he muttered, eyes fixed on the road as his jaw tightened. “No one has been there in a long time. It belongs to my grandfather.

I pressed my lips together. “Thank you,” I mumbled, and he gave a curt nod. Marie put her arm over my shoulder, gently tucking me into her side.

The rest of the ride was silent as Liam drove down a lonely path, eventually bringing the car to a stop in front of a wooden cabin.

I had no idea a place like this existed. Judging from how long the journey had taken, we were indeed in the middle of nowhere. I doubted this place could even be located on a map.

It was better that way. Safer. Cut off from the world.

“This is it?” Marie asked. Liam glanced back at us and nodded before opening his door and getting out. Marie followed.

I hesitated for a second before climbing out of the car. I looked around.

The place was deserted, I could only see hills from where I stood. It was quiet—so fucking quiet.

It broke my heart that I had to resort to hiding now, just to save my life and my baby’s. And even then, my safety wasn’t totally guaranteed. It was gut-wrenching how life could turn against you in a matter of hours.

“I’ll look around,” Marie offered. I knew it was just an excuse to leave so Liam and I would be alone, because the silence was turning awkward real fast.

As soon as she was out of sight, Liam closed the distance between us, pulling me into a hug. His arms were tight around me as he buried his nose in my hair. It was almost suffocating, but it was comforting.

It healed a part of me. I hugged him back, my fingers digging into his back through his shirt. I blinked back the tears that stood in my eyes, ready to make another grand entrance.

“I was fucking scared,” he mumbled, his voice slightly breaking at the end. It felt like someone was trying to claw out my heart.

“I’m sorry.” The tears I didn’t want rolling down my cheeks eventually fell.

I have no idea how long we stood there just holding each other, but Marie clearing her throat pulled us apart. I dabbed at my eyes, wiping away the tears.

“I’ve looked around. It’s all clear,” she muttered.

Liam intertwined his fingers with mine. “Thank you,” he said to her, then turned to me, his eyes searching my face with concern and worry.

“We’ll figure this out, okay?” he mumbled reassuringly. I nodded. He tugged at my hand. “Let’s check this out.”

I licked my lips and nodded again. Whether I liked it or not, this was my new life now.