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I Must Do This For Me!

Author: Self-love
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"You’re not going to change your mind, are you?" Rafael finally said, the fight draining from his tone.

Nikolai’s answer was quiet, but it was firm, not leaving room for negotiation. "No."

Silence stretched between them with neither of them willing to be the first to break it.

Rafael lifted his glass again, but the scotch tasted bitter now, as if it had been sitting in the sun too long. His jovial demeanor is gone with the wind.

"You know," Rafael finally said after a moment, "one day, you’re going to push someone too far with that cold logic of yours. And when that day comes…" He didn’t finish the sentence. Maybe he didn’t want to. He had already made his point clear.

Nikolai simply sat back, his expression passive, as if he had already accepted the price of his choices.

No one truly understands him. Simply... No... One!

*******

Meanwhile, in the hospital...

Cassie sat propped up in her bed, a pale blue blanket pulled over her lap.

The steady beep of the heart monitor was
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