Decay hesitated. He wandered if her affection was a trick, while she had nevered lied to her while he was Jax, she was never in a dangerous position like this before either. He shrugged and pushed her hand aside. If Alanna truly loved him then she would not have cast him away in the first place.<br/>"It's too late for that now," he spoke in a monotone way. He turned to the door, clutching the handle he found himself giving in to the pleading eyes that burned in his mind. "I will be back for you," slamming the door behind him.<br/>____<br/><br/>"Did they hurt you?" Akira asked frantically, examining her.<br/>As Tamara entered, Akira felt a lump in his throat. Overcome with guilt he bowed his head to hide his frown. She suddenly embodied her mither in all aspects; smiling to hide her uneasiness, or at least he assumed.<br/>He turned to Ellie as Tamara left, his ears drooped.<br/>"I wish I could have done more."