ELIJAH's POV"Hey." I whispered, bringing her hands to my lips. "Look at me. You're doing great. You didn't ask for all this, but you're doing so great, despite the craziness of it all. Stronger men would have crumbled by now."She pressed her lips together and they trembled, "I don’t want to hurt you, or Jason… even Mitchell.""and you won't. Your will is way stronger than whatever Damien is trying to do. We defeated him once. We're going to defeat him again." I said firmly, trying right then to be strong for the both of us.I reached for her hands and they trembled in mine, and she looked like she was slowly slipping into whatever dark place Damien tried to push her into."Please don't ever stop fighting, Ky." I whispered, squeezing her hand so that she could focus on me, "please don’t drift away.""Elijah-" she whispered, and I cut off whatever else she meant to say by pressing my lips to hers.It wasn't a desperate kiss at first. It was slow, and intentional. A promise to always b
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