章節 239: Family

Elias immediately pulled back and cupped her face, making her eyes meet his.

"This isn't your fault. He made the choice to save you," he told her, not wanting her to blame herself for Scott's death.

He was upset that Scott was dead, but he was glad that she was alive too. Scott didn't die for nothing.

"I know… I wish I could've thanked him better," Alyssa said as tears slipped down her cheeks. "For a while, I didn't even like him, but… he wasn't too bad."

Elias couldn't help but chuckle a little. Pain echoed throughout him, but a little light humor made his grief less suffocating.

"He would've appreciated that," he told her as he brushed his fingers through her hair, not wanting her to worry about anything.

He kissed her on the forehead before sighing and turning to the others. "We should take him home. He should be in the family plot."

Melina nodded as she leaned against Tyler's side.