LEAVING HIM BEHIND

~{INGRID'S POV}~

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"Then leave."

I couldn't believe my ears. Leave?

He wanted me to leave him?

The thought of even doing that felt like I wouldn't be able to breathe properly.

"Ingrid, you need to leave," he said and shook me slightly as he held onto my shoulders.

"INGRID!"

I heard my stepbrother's voice and my chest skipped a bit in fear. When I parted my lips to speak, Flare placed his hand over it and shook his head before saying one word, "Go."

I slowly shook my head as my heart began to race in fear of losing him. I couldn't go.

"INGRID, STOP PLAYING THESE GAMES AND COME OUT!" Joseph yelled and it made me frown. He could easily find where I was hiding so how couldn't he?

Could it be the dragon's doing?

"Yes," Flare answered my unspoken question before pushing me out of his hiding place and I stumbled right in front of Joseph who glared at me.