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.

ever expressed to me and I didn't want him to lock his feelings away

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 afraid he would lose

described made sense to me even though it shouldn't. Even though they had hurt me, I still felt like I was exactly where I was meant to be when they were near me. It scared me because I

followed me. Or maybe it was the look in their eyes when my eyes would find theirs

understand it but I felt it. Maybe that's why they hurt me because I was being pulled toward them but

me away.

like he was using every bit of his strength to control himself. I shouldn't push him, I knew that but I didn't want him to hold back anymore. I wasn't afraid of him and 1 didn't want him to keep hurting. So I

don't have to hold back because of me. I'm not scared of you." I said it as confident as I could but my heart was pounding in

our eyes met again the look in

cracking and barely hanging

but I didn't pull away. He needed me and I was

finally broke through

once and for

I melted into him the longer it went on. He and Jayden kissed like it was the last breath they would ever breathe and

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steal that last breath from

back of my neck and he was keeping me locked against his

in every way including this. His kiss held every emotion he kept bottled up and he had just poured every bit into me. I planned to lock those dark emotions away and never let them touch him again. If I was his light then I was going to chase away as much darkness as I could. I") "So about that tattoo design..." I said

out such a pure laugh that I couldn't help but smile. "Yeah let's

a sigh before stepping away and leading me to his desk. He dropped into his desk chair and I stood off

to draw, he turned his attention to me instead.

comfortably in his arms. He nuzzled his face into my neck for a quick moment before turning his attention back to the sketchbook. I laid myself back

more and more intriguing

the design

had drawn something that looked like a sun and was adding a small cage but he didn't stop there. Once the intricate design of the cage

been locked away your whole life. Hidden