Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

Chapter 71

Emma

The last hour is a blur. I think at some point I passed out or fell asleep, I'm not sure. When I open my eyes though I'm in a different room than the one at Zane's cabin

I take a few breaths before I push myself to sit up. A few blinks to clear my eyes better reveals a cozy-looking room with a fireplace on the opposite wall of the bed

"You're awake. I was starting to get worried." The voice has my head snapping to the side of my bed to find my rescuer slumped against a chair a few feet away

My eyes look him over and I can tell he hasn't left my side the whole time I was out. His clothes are still covered and blood and the few sprays of blood on his face are smeared but still visible. The sight of him should freak me out but somehow all I can think about is the fact that he saved me from Zane

My eyes catch a section of his arm that seems to be bleeding and I jump from the bed and rush toward him. I drop down to my knees next to his chair and grab his arm to examine it

"You're bleeding," I say

"It's just a graze." He says resting his hand over mine and pulling it

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away from his injury

I look at him and I can see how tired he looks. Why am I not scared of this guy?

"Yl be fine." He promises with a weary smile

My heart breaks for him. "I should clean it and get you patched up."

My voice is soft and laced with worry. I can't explain why I'm acting this way but there is a pit of worry in me that is yelling at me to help him

Maybe it's some sort of need to repay him for helping me...I don't know

He nods. "There's a first aid kit in the bathroom under the sink." He

says pointing at one of the doors along the wall next to the fireplace

I jump to my feet and search frantically for the kit. When I find it I make quick work of cleaning his wound well and see that's he's right

The wound isn't too bad and some of my worries fall away to relief

When I finish patching him up I let out a sigh and look up at his face to check on how he's feeling. His eyes are on me too and he gives me a soft smile

"Thanks." He says and I can't help but smile back

adrenaline of helping him and the worry has calmed I stand and take a good look around.

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me and a few of the guys share." I can hear him shifting in his seat and his words hit me like a

of Zane's men are here? He must notice me tense up

me here? I-I thought you were helping me." I feel my throat

I'm trying to help you. The guys who stay here are not

to figure out which of Zane's men I could eventually

do you mean?" I

up and pats on it to ask me to join

couldn't seem to find the right time. Zane was being too erratic and it made it hard to find the right moment

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why. I mean I'm glad someone had been planning to help me but why would they be bothered by what was happening to me if they work for the guy who was hurting

So we never saw how badly he is willing to treat a woman until you. He was obsessed with you. He

you apologizing?" I ask

have never even seen him before he came to my room so I don't blame

softly but

could it

you don't recognize me but we went to school together." He

did? I'm sorry. I don't remember you." Now I am the one

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you but I didn't want to scare you. Then I noticed Asher and his crew messing with you. I so badly wanted

version of this

have done. They could have hurt you." Honestly, I don't know what I'm even doing right

stalker or now a kidnapper but I don't see that. I see someone who saw me when I was invisible and someone who has just saved my life. Maybe it's because I've had so few people on my side that I'm desperate to

came up to me one day after school and started asking about you. I told him I saw you around but I didn't really know you. He said you were a family friend and he was worried about you. He said he was hoping I could keep an eye on you and let him know if anyone bothered you. I figured

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avoids looking at me

together. He stiffens for a second before looking at me. "I

"T know," I say

chose to live and I

wanted to help you so badly but I didn't trust anyone else to watch you. So I went along with it just so that I could be the one watching over you. I did get a few blows in though when I could. I would mess with the guys' cars and the girls I would share stuff about them to get

get a little revenge for you." He smirks at me and I can't

though I didn't really pay much attention to what happened around the school I do recall some rumors

Zane came for you that day I thought I would finally get to talk to you but Zane assigned me to the cabin. He wouldn't let me anywhere near you. I think he knew how...how I felt about you."

shyly

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do you feel about me?" I ask

I would have a chance with you but Zane made sure that never happened. I didn't even know what he wanted with you until I saw on the news that you were his fiancé. Some of the other guys knew though and they would let me know how you were doing. Then they started telling me that Zane was going off the rails and they were worried when they noticed marks on you. I was furious and wanted to break in and get you out of there but they convinced me not

a breath and try to work through everything he just told

now?" I