Elias "Maybe I'd better leave you alone for a while, then you can think in peace," I say, even though everything in me resists against leaving her alone. Her feelings are so strong and clear at the moment that it almost knocks me over. She has so much doubt, fear and worry inside her that I can't take away at the moment because I am probably the source of it. However, I also clearly feel her desire for me, which she doesn't seem to be aware of yet, and the feeling of security she radiates when she is in my arms. However, she has made it clear that she doesn't want me. How do I convince her that I am not like David. She has seen me do cruel things. Oh come on, I've even done cruel things to her! How can she ever trust me or love me? Probably never, I think dejectedly. I go into my office a

