[Rue’s POV]I stare at Leo, my heart hammering in my chest as his words slowly begin to give me a false hope that I shouldn’t have.“You missed me,” I say slowly, my heart wavering. “In what way?”It was a ridiculous question and one that I was certain would crack the little bit of hope that I was beginning to have, at least, that was what I was trying to do, but with the way Leo stares at me, his expression pained, his eyes filled with longing, I can’t stop that small hope from growing.“Leo,” I say slowly, the world around us disappearing. “What exactly do you want from me?”Tell me. I beg silently. Tell me that you are seeing me as me and not as my mother.I knew it was selfish to want this.I knew that I shouldn’t hope for anything, but I desperately wanted to know that he was suffering the same as me.“I don’t know,” he admits, deflating. “I just know that the house is too empty when you aren’t there with me.”The house. I repeat silently, my heart squeezing painfully. So, it was
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