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

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

and self–sustaining so that when this fantasy ends, I can continue

scrunched up sort of

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

life had given us, and we’d

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

someone he did not love to fulfill his parents‘ expectations of him.

his voice then, barely a whisper. “But while

need your

isn’t about needing it, Piper. I’m giving it to you

thrilled with his reasoning, but I couldn’t tell him

hurt me, he still seemed set in his

way that I could convince

I was able to look out

Ineade

o be w

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