Helanie:
"Come on, Emmet, don’t be fooled," Maximus grunted, complaining. "Say something to him, Helanie," he urged, looking anxious. But I shook my head.
"I’ve said whatever I wanted to say to him. Now Emmet has to realize it himself, who he is going to believe." I finished, letting him make the decision.
"Emmet, why don’t you show her what you know and what you really think?" Azura said. "Here, I have a dagger. You can kill this evil bitch and then this will be over. All the people under her trance will finally be free."
Azura pulled a dagger from her sweater and handed it to Emmet. He stared at it, then at her, then gripped it and turned his glare on me.
"So you have nothing else to say for yourself?" he asked.
"Come on, Helanie. We need to go. We’ll come back later," Maximus urged, taking my hand and trying to pull me away. I jerked free.
"No." I walked toward Emmet. "I said what I had to say."
"If you come close, we will kill you. I will kill you," Emmet warned, his finger pointed straight at me, telling me to back off.
"No, I’m not leaving." I kept walking. "I’m just going to get closer, kiss you one last time, and then you can kill me if that’s what you want." I said it stubbornly.
"Helanie, have you lost your mind?" Maximus snapped, reaching for me. Azura moved faster, gently touching Emmet’s back to remind him that she was still there.
"I told you to stay back. It won’t end well for you," Emmet repeated as we closed the distance.
"Then why don’t you kill me?" I challenged, standing on my tiptoes. Azura hissed a low warning at him, "She is evil and uses her beauty to seduce and fool others. Don’t let her kiss you."
My eyes landed on Emmet’s lips and I leaned in, brushing mine against his. A shock of heat ran through me. I refused to believe he felt nothing.
Before the kiss could deepen, Azura shoved me. Her hands slammed into me hard enough to try and send me to the ground. I almost fell, but Maximus was behind me and caught me, steadying my weight.
Emmet growled, spun toward Azura, and slapped her across the face. She hit the floor with a thud. Even the gray woman gasped.
"Emmet, why would you hit your princess?" Azura complained dramatically, one hand on her cheek. Big tears pooled in her eyes.
Maximus patted my back and moved behind me, watching the gray woman to make sure she didn’t try to run. Even I was a little confused. Why the hell did Emmet smack her?
"That is because when I speak with my mate, when I interact with my Helanie, nobody else intervenes," Emmet hissed, and my eyes widened.
I looked at Maximus and we shared a glance.
"You remember?" I asked, gently touching his hand. He turned to me.
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