Chapter 31: Destruction

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{Emma's POV}
"Where's August?" Killian asked her. Emma didn't move, but only stared off into a slight hypnotic state of her own thoughts. Sitting still on the couch, Emma was embraced by Killian. He hugged her so tightly, she saw stars. "Hey, that crocodile's not touching our child." He murmured into her ear still clinging to her. He pulled away but still held her shoulders. "You understand me, Swan? He'll have to go through me first, and as you know with my expertise of surviving, he will be the first to fall." Emma who had already cried till she had no more tears left, looked up at him.

"Why does Gold want our baby?" She asked slightly touching her stomach.

"I don't know Love, but we'll fight for her... or him." Killian sat next to Emma and reached for her hand.

"When does it stop?" She moved her head slightly in his direction.

"What do you mean?" Killian was confused, cocking his head to the side.

"The fighting, the wars... When does it all stop? When can we finally live in peace and settle down without threats against the ones we love?" Emma looked up to make eye contact with Hook. He put his arm around her neck and pulled her in so she leaned on his shoulder. She felt his lips softly brush her forehead.

"I don't know, Swan. I don't know. All we can do right now, is eliminate the current threats, so we'll be one step closer to living in peace." Emma pulled away, going off into another direction.

"He spoke through August. I was talking to him about his accident and the slip of paper he had found, when he all of a sudden disappeared. It wasn't him when he spoke." She started to shake, remembering what it had been like to witness a man losing mind control of his own body to another person. "He was gone. He said only five words before running out of the house: "the baby will be mine". I..." She paused closing her eyes. "I've never felt so scared and vulnerable in my life. Killian, what's happening to me?" She looked up at her fiancé who scrunched his eyebrow.

"Emma, I'm scared. I'm terrified. I want our baby as far from that man as possible, which is why I'm gonna destroy the box and hat." Killian squeezed her hand quickly before standing and stomping towards the door.

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