Page 12 of Fighting the Lies

"I'm scared."

"I'm going to get you out of here. Trust me."

"Scott?"

He leaned in, and his lips brushed against hers.

"I've loved you since the first moment I saw you."

"You can't." She shuddered under his touch.

"I love you, Emma."

“Please.” Her eyes glistened with unshed tears. “I can’t.”

“I’m not asking for anything now. We will get you out of here first. Get you back home and safe.” He brought his mouth down to hers again. She responded this time. His taste was spicy with a hint of pork. It made her feel hungry not only for food but for what the man in front of her could give her. But it wouldn’t work. It couldn’t. She pulled away. Her hand flew up to her lips and rubbed where his imprint throbbed.

“No, please don’t love me, because I can’t love you back.”

“I know this is all a shock. I wish we’d done it properly, and I’d told you over a romantic dinner.”

She pushed him away and kept shaking her head.

"Please no more." Her arms folded across her chest. It was suddenly freezing cold again. The chill of the dungeon freezing her bones or was it the fact that she knew she was about to destroy the best thing that had ever happened to her?

“Listen to me. I don’t love you. I can’t.” Scott halted.

“Why?”

“Do I need a reason?”

“Yes.” He widened his stance, his broad chest and perfect hair doing nothing to dampen the rising feeling in her that she knew she shouldn’t have.

“Selene.” She called.

“Don’t.” He warned.

“Selene.” The multi-shifter re-appeared.

“I was just on my way back to you. Ciaran is on his way. We need to go.” Selene shifted into her witch state. It always amazed Emma to see her with green skin.

“I’m not going anywhere until you tell me.” Scott pushed the multi-shifter away when she tried to touch him.

“Take him.”

"Look, I don't know what is going on here, but you two need to stop arguing. Emma tell Scott what he wants to know. NOW." Selene looked towards the door. Faint footsteps could be heard approaching.

"I can't love you, Scott, because it was my mother who left me with Kas' pack. She cried the entire time we travelled there, and the last thing she said to me was never love a man. They will break your heart and destroy you. Now go. Please, go.”

Scott reached out for Selene, and they disappeared in a puff of smoke just as Ciaran and several guards barged into the room. Emma took one look at them and collapsed on the floor in tears.

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