Ember felt stupid for only knowing him for a few hours, yet opening her world up to him, she was practically killing him. Yet at the same time, she’d been holding it in for so long that it felt good to finally be getting it off her chest. Her and her sister had so many rules, so many things they couldn’t do, and they weren’t really ever going to be free, he was the closest, she’d come to feeling freedom.
[b]"I'm not afraid of you." he smirked and she rolled her eyes "So you don't have to worry about that. If anything, the fact that you're a little dangerous makes me attracted to you even more than I already am." just his closeness set her whole body on fire, it was something she’d never felt with anyone, let alone a human. "I'm not usually one to let a woman protect me, But if you're powerful, like you say you are, I feel safe around you."
She raised a brow, the truth was, she really would have to protect him. Now that Peirce had seen him with her he’d try and get to him, brainwash him into hating her or worse hurt him. She closed her eyes for a moment letting it fall silent, before she opened her eyes glancing back to his and holding his gaze.
“You really should be afraid.” She sighed. She honestly couldn’t believe how calm he was about her and she had a feeling that was part of the reason she was so strongly drawn to him, because he was different. She glanced past him, outside to see the rain was starting to clear up and the thunder and lightning had died down, which meant both her and Bella were in slightly better moods.
“Ryder.” She whispered his name. “I like you, because you’re not scared, but I don’t trust myself around you.” She said finally forcing herself to look away.
Her and Bella had always been alone, it was something they’d gotten used to and it was a curse, they were meant to be alone forever, it was their own personal hell and they’d accepted that. Emmy had accepted it long before her sister and she’d done her best to stay away from humans, but Ryder made her question everything and she hated that.
“It’s just better if you stay away.” She sighed “I’ll stay for now, because your right I don’t have to leave and if I’m being honest, I don’t want to…but after today, we can’t see each other again.” She said calmly.
"You don't understand." he sighed, sitting down in front of her. "Now that you know you should be afraid of me. I mean, I know I only made a plant grow, but I can do so much more. I can hurt you. I can drive you insane." he didn’t interrupt, he held her eyes, continuing to listen. "I can make your deepest fears a reality. And, while I wouldn't want to, or a wouldn't do it willingly, like I said, I really don't have control over it, and it could lash out at any second." He watched her calmly "And there's others who you should be afraid of too. People like me who want me for my power and, if you're in their way, they won't hesitate to kill you. You're in a lot of danger."
As much as he knew he should be scared by the way her voice sounded, he wasn’t at all scarred he had a feeling that would piss her off, but there was just something about her that made him really want to be around her and he hated the fact that he couldn’t explain it, because it was simple he’d never wanted to be around a girl as much as he wanted to be around her.
“No, I think the problem is that I do understand.” He sighed running his fingers through his hair. “Anyone who can do what you just did, whether it was small or not, is obviously capable of a hell of a lot more than just making a plant grow.” He said continuing to hold her gaze.
She didn’t have to show him how powerfully she was, because he could feel it. Her power hadn’t gone away, it lingered in the air and it was thick and heavy. He let it fall silent for a long moment as he pulled out a pack of cigarettes and lit one, raising it to his lips and inhaling deeply, before offering her one.
“Listen babe.” He started “I’m not scared of you, there are obviously things about you that are different.” He shrugged “And darker, I feel that.” He said honestly “But the truth is I really don’t give a shit.” He took another long drag of the cigarettes “But, if you really don’t want me to stick around, I won’t.”
Mitch was never one to pry into someone’s business and he never out stayed his welcome. As much as he wanted to spend all his time with her, he had a feeling she wasn’t going to let him. She’d push him away and there was nothing he could do about it.
“And just for the record, there’s nothing you could possibly do to me, that could be worse than my father.” He tone was honest, because the truth was his father was his worst nightmare, he was scared of much more than that.