Chapter 68

"Yeah, I remember." I nodded at her. She just nodded back and turned her head and stared at the ceiling. "You guys aren't going to make me go back are you?" She asked me, fear evident on her face. "I wouldn't let it happen. I saw what the man was about to do to you, and I couldn't imagine what they were doing to you in the cell for all this time." I told her. "You don't want to know. It was horrifying." She gulped, nervously. "You're safe here now, Talia, I promise." I smiled at her. "Thank you, Talisa." She smiled back. We sat there in silence for another five minutes until she spoke again. "Do you have a mate?" She asked me. My heartbeat started to pick up. What do I tell her? 'Haha, you see, Talia, it's a funny story, my mate actually happens to be the guy you fell in love with two years ago.' I can't say that to her. "Umm... Yes?" I answered, more like a