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A Life Deserved

Penulis: Bea Baum
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-28 11:25:52

BRYNN POV

“Tell me what you dream about,” he says quietly. “When you allow yourself to dream.”

I stare into the flickering candlelight. “What would I have done if I’d never been caught? I would’ve made friends, gone dancing in some loud club, gotten drunk, eaten too much Taco Bell. Dated. Maybe settled down. Got married. Had children.”

A small laugh escapes me, though it sounds hollow. “The things most people complain about are the ones I crave.”

Vex watches me—not with his usual calculating gaze, but with something softer, almost uncertain.

“Taco Bell,” he says so seriously that it almost makes me smile.

He swirls the wine in his glass, his expression distant. “I’ve never been drunk. Not once.”

The admission lingers between us.

“Control is… everything in my world,” he continues. “Losing it, even for a moment…”

He doesn’t finish the sentence, but he doesn’t have to.

The candlelight sharpens the edges of his face, making him look younger, almost human.

“And children?” he asks after a p
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