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

welcome." Now that the adrenaline of helping him and the worry has calmed I stand and take a

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share." I can hear

men are here? He must notice me tense up because he

were helping me." I feel my throat

who stay here are not loyal to Zane. They're here for

I have been trying to figure out which of Zane's men I could eventually get to help me but I didn't have a chance to

you mean?"

the bed I woke up and pats on it to ask me to join

get out but we couldn't seem to find the right time. Zane was being too erratic and it made it hard to find the right moment to sneak you out of where he was holding you." He

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can't be sure 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

children. Zane has never really taken an interest in a woman enough to let things go past a quick hook-up. So we never saw how badly he is willing to treat a woman until you. He was obsessed with you. He asked his guys to install cameras in your room and he would watch the feed most of

you apologizing?"

came to

is my fault." He says softly but I just give him a

could it be

to school together." He starts but stops to

I'm sorry. I don't remember you." Now I

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his head and sets his hand over mine in my lap. "We never spoke but...I saw you. At first, I was curious about you because you walked around the school like a shadow. You always kept your head down and moved like you were afraid to be seen. I wanted to talk to you but I didn't want to scare you. Then I noticed Asher and his crew messing with you. I so badly wanted to help you but I was a weak kid back then. I couldn't think of how to stop them from hurting you by getting into a fight with them." He sighs

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

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 grab onto anyone who shows a small

I'm so sorry. Anyway, a man 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 this was my chance to

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avoids looking at me

hand over underneath his and twine our fingers together. He stiffens for a second before looking at

"T know," I say

I

waited for three years for that call but nothing ever happened. Zane threatened me not to even go near you but I was there Emma. I was watching. I wanted to help you so badly but I didn't trust anyone else to

for you." He smirks at me and I can't help but laugh a

attention to what happened around the school I do recall some rumors floating around about the mean girls of

Zane assigned me to the cabin. He

shyly

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did he feel about me? "How do you feel

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

and try to work through everything he just

what now?"