“It’s…Asher.”

I gasped and quickly try to pull my hand away from him.

“No…no no!” I said moving further up my bed and making myself smaller.

“Emma…please..it’s okay. I won’t hurt you, I swear.” He said, his voice soft.

No wonder I didn’t recognize his voice. He hardly ever spoke to me and when he did his voice taunting and cold. His voice was now soft and kind, something I had never heard from him.

“What are you doing here? Why? To hurt me?” I asked pulling my legs closer to me, making myself as small as possible.

“No of course not! I wouldn’t hurt you.” He said, his voice sounded wounded.

let others hurt me…” I said a

He sighed yet again.

I know Emma. I’m so sorry. I had no idea everything that was going on with you…all the scars…you have been in so much pain and we hurt you even more. I can never make up for what’s been done to you,

shook my head in

ever trust any of you? After everything,

me and he reached his hand out to cup my face. I whimpered

anyone else hurt you again either. I will not let you go back to that house, Emma. Your

and

“Y–yes.”

was no point in lying now. “How could they tell?”

scarring that concerned them, so they did an internal exam and found

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