Till Death Do Us Apart- 4 ✔️

Chapter Two When I Can't

Wild Hearts- Daughtry

(Selene's POV)

     I had a feeling Ryder wouldn't do what Felix asked because it was too much for her. I understood. Sort of. I couldn't imagine what she'd been through with him but I do understand why she can't fall in love with him. Or at least pretend to. Felix was asking too much of her and he knew it. I know he knew it. He just didn't care and Ryder was right. Dane didn't love her. This wasn't love. It isn't. If Dane loved Ryder, he wouldn't be hurting her this way. She's right. What he has for her is something else. Something she's right to be afraid of.

     He has a grip over us but he also made a mistake. His grip is that we're all chained up. We can't fight back. His mistake is that we're together. If we were split up I'd get it, but put us all together? Keep us all in the same room? He's asking for us to fight back with the little fight we have left. The little fight that's fading fast. Felix was right also. We have to plan something to get out of here. We have to plan something fast because we're running out of time. Dane even said so when he was here. He said we'd be dead soon.

     But how soon is soon to him? Weeks? Days? Hours? Only he and his father know the answer to that. I suddenly wanted Wesley. I wanted to see him again because the picture I had of him in my head was fading. His voice, his eyes, his hair. It was all fading away into the darkness leaving me. I still remember the last conversation we had though. I remember everything about it.

"Listen to her." A tired voice says and I look to see Wesley standing in the doorway. He rubs his eyes and for some reason he reminded me of a tired toddler and he just looked so adorable. With his messy hair and childish ways. It suited him. Being a bad boy also suited him. Being an adult would probably suit him too.

"What?"

"Listen to her. She just wants to help get you better. That's what we all want. She knows what you need and if she says you need to rest, well, Selene you need to rest." I roll my eyes and look back to the ceiling.

"What am I supposed to do?"

"Sleep. That's what resting is, closing your eyes and sleeping. You need to sleep. You haven't been sleeping much lately." I shoot him a strange look. "It's what Alex said." He shrugs. "Hell if I know. I don't stalk you." My eyes slowly travel back to the ceiling. Way to make things creepy and awkward. Points go to Wesley Quinn.

"I don't sleep."

"Well you need to. Maybe then you can finally think clearly."

"I'm thinking clearly now. I was thinking clearly. I've been thinking clearly." I hear him scoff.

"Right." He mutters as I bring my eyes back to him. "Selene always knows what she's doing. She never does any wrong." He shakes his head and turns to leave.

"Wait." I say urgently for some reason. Fear was laced on my voice and I didn't know why. All I knew was that I didn't want him to leave. Was I scared to be alone? "Ca- can you please stay with me?" I ask as he slowly turns back to look at me. "I- I'm scared, Wesley. I don't know what I'm doing, I don't know what to do." He seemed frozen in his spot, like all he could do was stare at me as tears filled my eyes. "Fine. Just go away then." I sniff and close my eyes, turning away from him. "Just leave me alone. Everyone else does."

     "You're not alone, Selene. No one leaves you because we all care about you." I hear him walking toward me but I squeeze my eyes harder shut. I feel the bed go down as he scoots toward me and lays my head on his chest while running his hand through my hair. "Besides, I'm not everyone else and if you haven't figured it out already, I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying here. Right next to you every step if they way. I'm here for you, Selene. I'm always here. You just always choose to ignore that fact and do things alone. Like you prefer to be alone." I shake my head.