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YOU AND ME

Author: LUNA INK
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(Kael’s POV)

The quiet lingered even after Aaron was gone.

I stood there, my hand still in Alaric’s, trying not to cry again. My heart ached, not just because Aaron was leaving, but because goodbyes, even the softest ones, had a way of scraping old wounds raw. I don't know why I'm thinking too much about it but disputes between kingdoms aren't known to end well. I don't want him in any sort of danger. He's too much of an angel for that.

He was my safety net. My anchor through the worst of it. And now he was returning to a kingdom that needed him — as he should. But it still hurts. I sometimes forget that he's not Veridian.

Alaric didn’t say anything. He didn’t rush me or tell me to sit or speak. He just held my hand.

When I finally turned to look at him, his eyes were already on me.

“He’s always been there,” I said softly.

Alaric nodded. “He loves you. You know that, right?”

I nodded too, I know Aaron loves me, and sometimes it makes me wonder what I've done in a past life to deserve
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Every time something good happens there’s alway something bad waiting to happen, I feel anxious something bad is going to happen again
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