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Taran and I walk around the block. I take him to my old treehouse, and I find it’s still standing. We carefully climb up and sit with our legs dangling off the sides. My heart is racing, and I feel anxious, “I don’t like lying to my parents.”
“What do you mean?” he asks, sounding confused.
“They think you love me,” I say without wanting to look at him.
Taran replies in a soft voice, “I do love you, Tru. Everything I’ve said to your parents about the way I feel about you is the truth.”
My eyes snap to his, and my mind raced, “What about Jonat?”
Taran looks unfazed, “What about her?”
“She’s your queen,” I say, a little defeated and looked away from him.
Placing a hand on my cheek, Taran pushes me to look at him. As my eyes meet his, I see the same affection I tried to convince myself was imaginary. “She was going to become m
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