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?”

I placed a hand over my aching heart. “Because you won’t be with me forever, Nick. If I get used to your

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

self–sustaining so that when this fantasy ends, I can continue on with my

scrunched up sort

but the bitter tone of his voice made it clear that he

hand life had given us, and we’d made our choices. With this competition, I was living

wake up from. Nicholas, however, was stuck here, forced

to fulfill

“But while you are here, I will protect

don’t need

Piper. I’m giving

thrilled with his reasoning, but I couldn’t tell

he still

could convince him and myself that I was still caps

soft, and I was able to look out for myself and for

Ineade

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