ScottFor a second, I almost let it happen but I suddenly got a grip of myself and pushed her away. She moved away from me and the expression on her face was enough to tell me that she was hurt by my rejection She masked it well, her expression was unreadable and her lips were set in a thin line. But from the way her eye was twitching to the way she balled her fingers into fists tightly, her nails digging into her palm, almost drawing blood. Normally, I would have tried to say something to ease the thick tension that clouded up in the air but I didn’t and neither did she say anything relating to it. “You and the children can stay here for the next few days,” she finally spoke up, her voice clipped and void of any emotion. “You need to rest and the children need food. You’ll be safe here.”Safe.The word felt foreign, like someone that was impossible. Because I had never for once felt safe since the take over, and since the moment I ran away with the kids. I nodded, taking in her
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