078 My Hero

Scarlett's POV

Everything happened too fast.

I only closed my eyes for a second at Sebastian's choice, and

the next second he was on the floor, holding on to Ava's chair with her dangling in the air. I didn't see what knocked Liam Ryan over. I just know the moment he turns to Sebastian, he suddenly stumbles to the side, and the next thing I feel is a hard kick on my chair. This is it.

The horrifying fear of the loss of gravity kicks in, and I can't help bursting into shouting to let the burning fear out of my chest.

In that split second, I don't even feel hatred. He loves her, and he chose her. I couldn't expect more than that. At that moment all I feel is an overwhelming of sorrow, the sorrow of knowing that he would find out about his baby dying with me when I hit the ground. Would he be sad over that innocent little one? Or would he not be moved at all?

Either way, it's sad, and that sadness overtook any emotion I could have, and I cried,

under the claw of fear.

I only fell for

just as I began to fall, and the strings rein deeply into me, but never before has pain given me such a huge feeling of

Adrian's voice rises above me, "You are okay, don't move and I'll

slit, and I'm rising steadily until he puts me down

limbs slowly with my soul floating outside of me still, barely feeling the pain the rope left on my arm. My

so close to mine? How is Adrian even here? Did he

death!" He pushes Sebastian to the side and pulls

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me tightly, "Are

barely know

the safety the warm hug

gives me. He pats me lightly on the waist, and his other hand rubs the back of my neck like comforting a kitten. In that moment I melt in his arms, and a scared cry burst out

To my surprise, Adrian apologizes

mean to...

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