His eyes avoided mine as I got in his face. WHY!?! My voice cracked as I hit his shoulder as hard as I could. Tears flowed as quickly as I could blink them away. LOVE ME! I screamed, Show me you CARE! He shook his head and it betrayed everything in my soul. He was leaving, walking away from nine years by my side, nine years of leading me on. You re just not the same, Noemi. Its nothing against you. You re beautiful. Its just not the beauty I once knew. I choked back vomit and turned away. Because I want marriage, you are leaving me behind. I have bought you and Shaton two tickets on an ocean liner to America. Another stab in the back from someone I had waited for years to hold me. From a protector turned enemy. Love is indeed a battlefield and he was abandoning me in No Man s Land to be executed by firing squad.
You re not just leaving me I whipped around and slapped him as hard as my small body could across the face. You re going to put our daughter through hell! Rafe s eyes flashed through millions of emotions at once before he gave me one searing kiss on the lips , pushing me into the wall to try to get me understand some unspoken wish. With his eyes level he spoke softly and quickly. If you don t leave tonight, Madeline will take her away and kill you Noemi. She will kill everyone. Rene, Erik, Brittany, and you. She wants Shaton and me alive. So go, and believe this. I will never forget you.