Chapter 187Elowen Kian tried to walk toward me but I held up my hand to stop him."No," I said, wiping my tears even though they kept falling. "Just...no."I took a shaky breath and looked at Matteo."It's okay," I said, and my voice came out quiet and broken. "I'll leave. I shouldn't have come. You were right. This was a mistake."I turned to Kian."Take me back," I said. "Please. Just take me back to America or to a hotel or anywhere that's not here."I started to walk toward the door but Matteo's hand shot out and grabbed my wrist."Don't go," he said.I tried to pull away. "Let go of me.""Elowen, please...""I said let go!" I pulled harder but he held firm, then pulled me closer instead.Before I could react, before I could push him away, he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into a hug."No," I said, trying to push against his chest. "Let me go. You don't get to..."But he just held me tighter, his arms like steel bands around me.So I started hitting his shoulder. Not h
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