Malia I ran forwards without thought, lashing out to reach Chloe. Ty pried her arms off of him and stepped in front of me, blocking my path to her. As I jumped forwards he caught me in his arms and I felt myself being lifted off the ground. “Ty!” I screamed feeling the warmness of his touch radiating through me. I smacked my hand on his bag and squirmed in his arms but he held me tight, my chest pressing against his. His eyes were dark as they watched me curiously. Over his shoulder I watched as Chloe’s face turned to pure shock as she glared at us. Suddenly I felt more angry than I had before. Ty had blocked me from reaching her, he was defending her. “I love you,” he whispered interrupting my thoughts. I turned back to lock onto his eyes and the whole scene around us seemed to drift