It was difficult to make the willful man admit his fragility, but his reaction was evidence that Cordelia was right.After a stretched moment of silence, Zephyr finally spoke up. "Yes, honey…"Cordelia stroked his face adoringly."My parents are good to me after their divorce, both families are, but there's still a knot in my heart."Aunt Cloud sees me as her own, but when I see her, Zennie, and dad together sometimes, I feel like they're a family of three, and I'm only an outsider."And mom's going to have her own family now too…"Zephyr smiled and let out a self-deprecating chuckle. He snapped back to himself briefly and looked at Cordelia to ask in worry, "Do you think I'm being petty?"Cordelia curled up in his arms. Her warmth and sweet fragrance were the one and only antidote in the world that slowly calmed Zephyr down."Silly." Her soft voice rang in his ear. "This isn't being petty. This is only human."Zephyr's heart clenched."Darling, why would you be left behind?
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