Alexander’s POVA hand grips my wrist.“Don’t leave me,” Sophia’s broken voice hits me, and I halt in my tracks, still trembling. The noise in my head settles to something almost muted. My heart still kicks erratically. But slowly, I turn around.“Alexander, don’t leave me,” she chokes, beautiful, reddened from smeared red lipstick, pleasure, and the tears already brewing in her eyes. She clutches the white sheet to her chest. Her hair is in disarray and sticking out everywhere, red ribbons barely hanging on.I shake my head instantly, moving at an insane speed toward her. Before the sheet can slide down, I pull her against my chest. My hands palm her bare back. “I’m not. I’m not leaving you…”“You were leaving,” she sobs, putting her arms around me.“No,” My head keeps shaking. My chest squeezes with guilt and despair. I sink my knees into the bed, gathering her and the heavy sheet into my arms. “I’ll never leave you, Soph…” I promise, pressing my face to her hair. “I can’t leave you
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