Disclaimer: I do NOT own Hush, hush. Everything still belongs top Becca Fitzpatrick.

My story is set after Patch tells Nora to meet him at the Delphic.

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Nora's POV

I ran towards the Jeep, being careful to not trip on the road. My breathing caught up in my throat as I look over my shoulder and saw a shadow walking towards my house. I ran at full speed to the driver's side. I didn't know what Patch had in mind for Dabria. At first, I thought he was just going to reason with her. Now, I have a disturbing feeling that he's going to kill her.

I floored the Jeep down the road and didn't look back. If I did, I was almost certain that I'd go back for Patch.

I turned right at the lights and headed towards Delphic. I stomped on the brakes.

Delphic?

Why Delphic? What makes him think that –?

I stopped what I was thinking.

It was a trap.

Why else tell me to go to Delphic? The park would be closing. So what's the point?

He still wanted to kill me.

"I'm such an idiot!" I yelled at myself, getting out of the car. Then I started doing something totally out of character.

I opened the boot and took out the bat. Patch told me that if I get in any trouble on the way, use the bat. I closed the boot.

"It's not me that's in trouble," I lifted the bat, "it's your car," and brought down the bat. I smashed every window, every light and made sure that the Jeep was completely dinted. I dropped the bat and walked away from the trashed car. I didn't go very far until I collapsed. I wrapped my knees to my chest and sobbed.

Not long after, I felt arms embrace me. I knew who they belonged to. But I didn't find the arms comforting at all.

"Go away," I whispered.

"Why did you kill my car?" I knew he was smiling. I, on the other hand, didn't find this amusing.

"Leave me alone."

"You look cold," he seemed generally concerned. Probably another lie.

"I've managed," I still didn't look at him.

"Do you want my coat? You'd be warmer."

I gave a bitterly laugh. "So I can be all warm for the sacrifice, huh?"

"How did you know about the sacrifice?"

"Dabria."

"Don't be afraid of me," his voice was soft.

"Too late." He chuckled.

"What did you do to her?"

"You don't want to know."

"She's not going to bother me again?"

"Not while I'm around."

I looked up at him.

"I don't get you."

He raised an eyebrow at me.

"You want to kill me but you want to protect me."

"I'm not going to kill you."

I bit my lip.

"I didn't tell you to go to the Delphic because I wanted to kill you. Now, it's the safest place I could think of. It would be closed when you got there. All you had to do was sneak in and wait for me. But you got a little bit distracted," he couldn't help but grin.

I laughed quietly in his embrace.

"I love you," he whispered, his arms tightened their grip on me.

"I thought you still liked Dabria."

"I got over her ages ago."

"Oh."

We held each other close in comfortable silence.

"I love you too, you know," I said looking up at him. He leaned his forehead against mine and grimaced.

"How can you love me after everything I've done to you?" he whispered.

"You're not evil."

"I fell."

"To be a human."

"I tried to kill you for that."

"But not now."

"No. Never again."

I stared into his eyes; I smiled at one of my thoughts.

"What?" he asked.

"You're like my guardian angel," I smiled.

He grinned, "Am I anything else to you?"

"Uh huh," then I kissed him.

THE END

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