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hours, I already know I don’t want to go back to feeling alone again.
    Not anymore.

Chapter Four
     

     
    I’m still standing outside when I hear a whirring sound. Feeling a gust of wind on my left side, I turn toward it and suddenly Elijah is there with Sicily in his arms.
    “Emery? I thought you’d be inside?” he says the words like he hasn’t just run over ten miles while carrying someone.
    “Yeah, well, I’ve only just arrived,” I answer, shrugging and look down at Sicily, still sleeping in his arms.
    “You couldn’t have. Kade is way faster than me.” His eyebrows pull together and he shakes his head.
    “Well, maybe he had to slow down for me?” I offer.
    He shakes his head again and looks at the ground, mumbling to himself. “No, you wouldn’t ever slow him down—” He’s cut off mid-flow as the door opens.
    “Get inside. Now. ” Kade’s words are like a lash across my back. He turns away, stalking inside and I look to Elijah, who sighs.
    “Come on, he’s right, we should go inside.” He turns to leave but I can’t move my feet.
    “Elijah,” I whisper.
    The moment he looks at me his eyes widen. “Kade!” he shouts, but before the name has left his lips Kade is already out here. A gold flash lights the sky. Then he’s in front of me.
    “Inside now! ” he shouts back to Elijah, who looks torn, but nods his head and moves inside still holding Sicily. Kade turns to me. “Wrap your arms around me.”
    “What?” A million emotions are running through me, and I know they’re not just mine. Although, I don’t understand how I instinctively know that. It’s too much to think about right now.
    “Your arms, wrap them around me. Now. ” he demands stepping closer.
    I do as I’m told and hold onto him. I haven’t held anyone for, well… forever. Not like this. The second I’m latched onto him, his hands slip around me. Immediately, I relax, and I know without any doubt that I’m protected. Warmth starts prickling my skin and seeping into my bones.
    “Close your eyes. Feel ,” his hot breath whispers into my ear. I succumb to his order easily and without question, and as soon as I do, my feet free themselves. I’m pulled up and carried, much like Sicily, but I know the arms holding me belong to Kade.
    The moment we’re inside I hear the door click shut and Kade say, “You can open your eyes now.” He lowers me to the floor and I look up to him. His eyes capture me as they move over my face. Then he slips his hands from my body, takes a step back, turns, and walks away.
    “Emery…” Sicily’s voice is soft and cautious. I turn around to face her. “I’m so sorry we got into that situation. I should’ve known. I wasn’t careful enough.” Watching as she fiddles with her fingers, I notice the childlike gestures shine through again.
    “Sicily, I appreciate you saying sorry about the situation, but you have to understand, I don’t know what that situation even was. I know nothing. Nobody is telling me anything, and I’ve had enough.” As I step away from her she grabs my arm, but I wrench it free and continue walking. I can’t leave this place, at least not tonight. I understand that I’m in danger and whatever quirks I do have, they don’t include being suicidal. Making my way back upstairs while ignoring the tingles, I slam the door behind me, attempting to cocoon myself in the bedroom I’ve been given. Within minutes there’s a tap at the door and before I can say anything it opens. Elijah appears in the doorframe.
    “I could have been changing,” I tell him flatly.
    “No, I would have sensed it.” His reply doesn’t even surprise me which is scary. “Can I come in?” he asks.
    “If I say no are you going to come in any way?” I counter.
    “Probably.” He grins at me as I roll my eyes, so I close them and lay down on the bed. The door clicks shut and the bed depresses as he sits next to me. “I’m sorry. I know I haven’t been very forthcoming.” I