Elias frowned as he looked away from her. He didn't see his plan as pushing her away. He saw it as saving her in the best way that he knew how.
He obviously wasn't strong enough to protect her that way. Getting her out of the way was the best solution that he could think of.
"You don't understand… I can't let you get killed. I can't take it," he said, wishing that she would just understand.
If she died, his entire soul would shatter. He could feel it already starting to crack.
Alyssa placed her hand on his cheek, forcing him to look at her.
"There are some things that you can't control. I will be by your side because we're a team. I don't run and hide. Not anymore," she told him firmly. "And you don't give up."
Elias found himself leaning into her touch, his eyes shutting. He wished that they could disappear, slip away into their own reality. Why did they have to be stuck here?
"It seems so easy," he murmured.
