My heart trembles and I hide it by clearing my throat.“What… what do you mean by that?”Estel sighs and settles into the couch beside me. She’s staring at the ceiling, that dead tone still in her voice as she speaks, “I haven’t been around lately, but it doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s happening, Lyra.I know the fact that you’re still here means you and Christian have come to an agreement, am I wrong?”My heart is shaking and it makes me do something silly. I respond with emotion instead of logic, “He said he loves me.”Ivan must have said that too, but that didn’t stop him from betraying Estel’s trust. I know even though we don’t say it, we’re both thinking it. I see as much through the look in Estel’s eyes.She smiles and takes my hand in hers before giving it a light squeeze, “Christian’s love won’t save you from the chaos of the world he lives in.Do you know why famous, high-standing families value their secrets and privacy so much, Lyra?” She doesn’t give me the chance to ans
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