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it is to town?”
    “Another hour on foot. Then we’ll have to get a car and get out of the area.”
    Jake continued to lead Lily through the woods. Her legs were burning from the hills. Finally, she heard cars. Relief flooded through her—the road must be close. Five minutes later, they saw headlights. They stayed hidden behind the tree line as they followed the road. Shortly after, they came to a shopping center. 
    “You’re able to compel people, right?” Jake asked.
    Lily nodded. “I haven’t done it often, at least not knowingly."
    “You need to right now. Go tell someone to let us borrow their car.”
    Lily swallowed hard.  She didn't think it was right to manipulate people. But, she knew they didn’t have many options right now. She saw a man getting out of a dark-colored Honda Accord. She walked up to him, looked him right in the eyes, and said, “Excuse me."
    The man turned and looked her up and down. 
    "You will let me borrow your car. You will not report it stolen.” She didn't let her stare waiver. 
    “Of course, Miss.” He handed Lily the keys and walked into the store. 
    Lily was almost proud of herself. If the deed hadn’t been so sneaky, she would have been. She waved to Jake, who came sprinting out and she handed him the keys. “I’m too shaky to drive.”
    Jake took them and they got in the car. He started it up and headed south. He glanced over at Lily. She was biting on her fingers and her knee was bouncing up and down. “You okay?”
    “Mhmm.”
    He drove the speed limit so no cops would have reason to pull them over, and got to the next city a couple hours later. Parking the car at a mall, he wiped away their fingerprints. Then he grabbed Lily’s hand and they walked to a motel. “Lily?”
    She looked up and met his eyes. “Yeah?”
    “I need you to do the same thing to the clerk. Get us a room for the night. I don't have enough cash on me.”
    “I have a bankcard.”
    “We can’t use that. They’ll trace it.”
    “Oh.” She nodded and went inside.
    Jake could tell that she was very uncomfortable using her powers like this. He hated making her do so, but his money wasn’t close by. It would take a day to get to it.
    Lily emerged from the motel with a keycard in her hand. “103.”
    They walked into the motel room, which was dim, dreary, and smelled stale. It wasn’t anything like what Lily’s parents would stay in. Jake pulled the curtains shut.
    “What are we going to do now?”
    He smiled at her, a few things going through his head. He gazed at her longingly for a moment. She was absolutely beautiful. He wanted to bury his face in her long, brown hair and lose himself in her startling green eyes. 
    As if she knew what he was thinking her face flushed and her breathing increased. She smiled seductively and pushed him up against the wall. Her body didn’t seem her own anymore. Running her hands through his hair, she pressed her lips against his. Her breath came faster now, as did her heartbeat. 
    His hands ran up and down her back. He groaned and tangled his hands in her hair. “Lily,” he murmured.
    Her body felt like it was on fire. All she wanted was him. The feeling between them was electrifying. She could feel the passion increasing and never wanted it to stop. Images of pushing him down on the bed and being with him flew through her mind as all her other worries floated away. 
    “Lily…” Jake panted. “Lily, stop.”
    She heard him in her head, but she didn’t want to stop. She wanted all of him. "I can't." Lily grabbed his shirt and started to lift it off him. 
    He gripped her by the shoulders and pushed her back a little. “Stop.”
    Her adrenaline was pumping ferociously. She opened her eyes and asked, “What’s wrong?”
    “I want nothing more to be with you, but not like this.”
    "I need you Jake. You make me feel alive." She pressed her body to his and he gave in. He lacked any control when she was around. 
    Lily went to undo his pants,