Z A R A
He crouches down as I lean my head into his chest. "Zara..." he sounds softer while he unties my wrists. I wrap my arms around his waist, trying with all my might to make him see reason, to make him stop,
"Please don't make me do this... I'm sorry, I won't talk to Elijah like that again but please, I can't..." My words don't push any further, I've reached my limit and there's no fight left in me. In fact, I didn't have any fight, to begin with, because I'm terrified of what he may do if I said anything out of line.
I'm sure my haste actions surprised him momentarily because he didn't react at first. But, then, he slowly wraps his arms around me, pulling me closer to him.
"Since when?" He asks, resting his head on my shoulder.
"When did you fall in love with me?"
