Maeve.The door shut behind her, and the silence left behind was louder than any fight we had faced. My body trembled, my claws still half out, my heart racing with anger and fear.Carson’s arms came around me at once, pulling me against his chest, his voice low and desperate. “Maeve, do not let this break us. Please.”I buried my face against him, my tears hot. “She carries what should have been mine alone. How do I forget that?”He tilted my chin up, forcing me to meet his eyes, golden and burning with pain. “You do not have to forget. You just have to believe me when I say it was never her. It was always you. Even when I was blind, even when I failed, it was you in my heart. Always you.”His words cracked something in me. My claws slid back, my hands gripping his shirt, clinging to him. “I want to believe you. I do. But when I look at her, I see what you touched. I see what she carries. And I feel less.”Carson’s face twisted, his forehead pressing to mine. “Then let me remind you.
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