“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.

you have hurt me before. You let others hurt me…” I said a hint of

He sighed yet again.

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

my head in

any of you? After everything, I can never

moved closer to me and he reached his hand out to cup my face. I whimpered and readied myself for pain, but it

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

swallowed hard and tears fell with

“Y–yes.”

knew so there was no point in lying now. “How

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