Chapter 144

SCARLETT

After seeing Raya and Eliana, Finn decided that it was time for us to leave. I totally agree with him. I needed to clear my head. The call with my father had messed me up.

I bade them goodbye and left before Finn joined me in the corridor.

"I am scared."

Finn who was just pulling the door open stopped for a brief moment to look at me. He moved away from the door and took a few steps towards me. He placed both hands on either side of my arms. "I might not feel what you're feeling but I definitely understand."

My eyes fluttered close. "This feels like a pattern. Lucas tries to help me and he dies in the process. What if the same happens to you?"

His grip around my arm tightened. "Look at me, Scarlett."

I opened my eyes to look at him. His eyes were searching. "Nothing is going to happen to me, okay?"

I didn't believe that. I didn't. I wasn't ready to lose Finn again. I wasn't ready to lose a man I loved. Kelvin's involvement wit