Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

Chapter 26

Emina... Present...

"asher..." I said with a whisper. "W-what are you doing?"

"Your so...beautiful." He said suddenly as he reached his hand up to cup the side of my face.

My eyes went wide at his words and my body tightened instantly from his touch. His touch was so gentle and his words so soft I was almost sure I had imagined it.

"T have been trying so hard to keep away. Why can't I stay away from you?" I had a feeling he didn't expect me to answer that, but his words hit me hard.

I lowered my eyes and tried to step back from him feeling a little hurt. What was so wrong with me that he didn't even want to be near me?

"L-V'm sorry," I replied, my voice small.

He lifted my chin so that our eyes could meet again. "Why are you sorry?" He looked confused by reply.

"T have caused you guys so much trouble." The guilt started to hit me with a vengeance.

I had been with them for weeks now with no real need for their Chapter 26

protection. I should have been trying to find somewhere else to go. With those thoughts in my mind, I tried to step away from him and leave but his other hand dropped to my waist and pulled me closer to him.

"Emma. You don't understand. We want you...I think we always have. We felt it the moment we saw you. There was a light in you that called out to the darkness in us. We didn't know what to do, so we tried to push you away. We hurt you because we were afraid. We...I wanted to be close to you so badly but I couldn't." His voice began to trail off as did his eyes.)

"Why?" I asked before he could close himself off to me.

I didn't want him to lock his feelings away again. His eyes snapped to

you don't know...things we've had to do...people we've hurt. There is a reason we are called The Dark Angels. We don't protect, we don't save anyone...we destroy them. I don't want to destroy you. Your too pure, too good." He doesn't let me go though, instead, he held me tighter like he was

didn't. In fact what he described made sense to me even though it shouldn't. Even though they had hurt me, I still felt

their eyes followed me. Or maybe it was the look in their eyes when my eyes would find theirs like they were yearning for

didn't understand it but I felt it. Maybe that's why they hurt me because I was being pulled

me away.

but I didn't want him to hold back anymore. I wasn't afraid of him and 1 didn't want him to

because of me. I'm not scared of you."

when our eyes met again the look in his eyes caused a shudder

and

it would bruise but I didn't pull away. He needed me and I was willing to travel into his darkness if I needed to. Everyone deserved light in their life,

it finally broke through

once and for

sudden attack and the intensity of it but I melted into him the longer it went on. He and Jayden

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steal that last breath from

had lowered to the back of my neck and he was keeping me locked

every way including this. His kiss held every emotion he kept bottled up and he had just poured every bit into

pure laugh that I couldn't help but

sigh before stepping away and leading me to

draw, he turned his attention to me instead.

neck for a quick moment before turning his attention back to the sketchbook. I laid myself back further into his chest and watched as he started sketching the design that would be

and more intriguing as

birdcage?" I asked as the

stop there. Once the intricate design of the

your whole life. Hidden