I Never Should Have Let My Ex Walk Away

of the apartment. My fingers hovered over it, hesitant, as

hould read it," I whisper

ng mine. "Whatever it is, we'll face it together,"

us. But the pounding in my chest screamed othe

age open. The words were s

's back. Danger is cl

is mean? Who's back?" I asked

tted in confusion

I admitted. "But the warning...

ed. "Emma... stay here. Don't go anywh

be back? Someone from his past? Someone from m

instincts-irrational as they felt-wanted him here. I couldn't explain it, but

id, my voice trembling. "Not now. No

didn't come back to make things easy. I came back to fight for

painful flutter. Every word he spoke pulled me

I had no idea who-or what-was coming for me. And despite the chem

're part of the danger? What if everything we

re to hurt you. I left because I thought I was protecting you. But I never stopped

fear gnawed at me, making my resolve wa

nt of him, familiar yet intoxicating, wrapped around me. I closed my

d. Danger. Someone was back. And the feeling of being

to see my face. "We'll figure this out. Together.

though uncertainty still lingered. "Okay... t

on the door made

e. "Wh

ively. "Stay behind me," he ordere

side. "Emma... it's me. I need to tal

run cold. There was urgency, fear,

ened around mine.

ing. "I... I don't think so.

very instinct screamed danger-but part of me, the part still

and unwavering. "Emma, whatever

caught between curiosity, fear

stranger appeared briefly through the peephole, I

leaving without shaking everything Em

, his hand on the knob, and whis

hrough. The woman outside was in her late twenties, with sharp features and ey

she asked, her

ard. "Yes...

riend. I-" She hesitated, biting her lip. "I'm here to w

at do you mean? Tell me ex

can't here. It's not safe.

"Leave? Where? Why

explain. Just... trust me. Someone from the past has returned. They'r

s kicking in. "Emma, we're not leaving until I

ease... don't let them find you alone. And David..." Her eyes softened

ished into the shadows, disappearing into t

aving. "Who was that? What did she mea

t whoever she is, she's scared. And that means this is serious. Emma... I need you to

wing my fear. "O

o our past. And David... as much as I wanted to trust him, I couldn't shake the feeli

his. "Emma, I know this is a lot. But I'm here.

and for a moment, I al

zed again. Another

think. Don't trust a

at the screen. David saw it

t," he muttered. "Emma... we'

someone dangerous. And now, nothing would ever be the same-no