Chapter 0195

Nicholas shook his head. “I’m protective of you and Elva. Those instincts have nothing to do with

whether or not I trust you.”

I wanted to believe that, but if it was true, then why did he hesitate?

“I’ve been alone a long time, and I’ve gotten by just fine.” The words emerge from a place of hurt. He cut

me by not trusting me. How did he think I had survived these past three years?

what to keep you

“Is it so wrong for me to safe?” Nicholas’s brow crinkled in confusion. His frown was

heavy set.

“Yes.”

“Why?”

hand over my aching heart. “Because you won’t be

to let myself relax, how will I ever go back to how things were before?

this fantasy ends, I can continue on

face shifted into a scrunched up sort

but the bitter tone of his voice made

and we’d made our choices. With this competition, I was

wake up from. Nicholas, however, was

to fulfill his parents‘ expectations

then, barely a whisper. “But while you are here, I will

need your

giving

but I couldn’t tell him what to do

would hurt me, he still

was think of a way that I could convince him and myself that I was

and I was able to look out for myself and for Elve

Ineade

be

from Him for

thought, but Susie only looked more and more unsure the longer I went on. By the time I finished, she was worrying her bottom lip with

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