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He muttered but I didn’t move. “Maybe you need to be pushed.” For a moment, neither of us spoke. Then I couldn’t bear the silence again so I turned away first. Then I turned away first. “Stay away from me for a few hours,” I said quietly and left.

As we step into the room, he turns around and takes me by my shoulders, leaning in close. “I meant it when I said that you should stay away from him,” he says, his bright blue eyes strangely feverish, desperate. “Please. Just promise me.” He’s close, too close. I step back, wincing as I walk into the bookshelf against the wall. A book falls out onto the floor next to me, but Alastaire barely notices. “It’s just a few more days until we leave,” he says, leaning in even closer as I cringe against the bookshelf. “I’m practically begging you Ash. Don’t let yourself be alone with him until then. And after… after…”

“If you care about me, then do one thing.” I pried his hands off my arms and took a deep breath, staring directly into his dark, conflicted eyes. “Stay away from me, Mr. Kim Zayren,” I said, my voice steady, unwavering. “And congratulations on your wedding.” With that, I turned on my heel and walked away, leaving him standing there... exactly how he had left me back then. The next morning, I woke up and got ready for college like always. Minjae came to pick me up, and after classes, we went back to our part-time workplace.

My gaze inevitably hardened, feeling a little repulsed by the glint of hope in his eyes, not caring about the consequences when it would be me who got hurt in the end. “Stay the fuck away from me”, I said, jogging off in the woods - this time running away from myself.

Knowing. I should stay away from Ares Mortivane. But something told me it was already too late for that.

Done loving a man who could destroy me without even trying. I want to go away. Far from Roman. Far from this world. Far from the girl I was when I first met him.

I need to push her away, get her as far away from me as possible. “Go on then, but don’t come back crawling when shit hits the fan, and you can’t be in the small town anymore,” Layla says before she leaves the room, and I nod, looking at the floor.

“And if you know what’s good for you, you’ll stay the fuck away from her.” Before Miles can object and start spewing more of his bullshit, I turn away, stomping down the hall back to my own apartment. He calls something after me, but I don’t hear it over the blood rushing to my ears.

For a while we got lost until he wrenched away, shaking his head, warm brown eyes slowly falling to their usual cold bleak state. "You should stay away," he ordered, yanking himself out of my hold. "Luciano, wait-" "No!" He yelled, pushing away from me. "This ends here! Stay away from me." "What the hell is wrong with you?" I yelled, feeling like someone drove an awl down my chest with each distance he put between us. I had gotten closer. I had gotten closer, I just needed to get the reports I needed and then he could stay away all he wanted!

“ I dont care what you do. Go ahead. White around with whoever you like. I don't give a damn. He leaned in just enough for his breath to touch my cheek. “ Stay away. From me.. monster. Then he let go and walked away.