His words are harsh, but his eyes tell a different story.Confusion. Pain.I swallow. “You’re right.” Letting out a gust of air, I force myself to relax and think things through. “You’re right. But this is a lot to process, Cedric. This morning, the palace, then Harriet shows up, then you and I, and now this…”He studies me, and I sort out my thoughts before continuing.“It’s overwhelming. All of it is. Seeing you again, having to accept what really happened, letting go of my own anger. Everything is crashing around me. Your presence here is disrupting my life, and that scares me. But I don’t want you to go, either. I don’t know if I’m making sense—”“You don’t have to make sense,” he says quietly. “I understand. We want two very different things. You want this life, and I just want my mate.”Everything within me goes still.He just wants me?“It’s not—” My fingers dig into my sleeve as shame washes over me. “There are things you don’t understand, that I can’t explain to you, Cedric,
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