Lucian stayed quiet as we drove out of the territory and into the human roads. He was waiting for me to speak, but every time I opened my mouth the words tangled.Finally he asked, gently, “What do you want to do now?”I stared out the window, eyes already burning with tears.“I should reject him," I replied, swallowing a hard knot. "That’s the right thing, right? The.. smart thing to do. He locked me up, Lucian, like I meant nothing to him. Like all our moments were easy to throw out of his mind. Then he called me a traitor with no proof. He chose his suspicions over me without even giving me a chance to explain. I know all of that. But…” My voice cracked. “yet it feels like I’m about to throw a diamond into the ocean."Cara...""Lucian, I love him but I hate him. I’m scared of him, no, I’m scared of how much he can hurt me, how much it will hurt if I cut the bond. With Antonio the bond was already half-dead. This one is so alive the idea of cutting it burns. It still pulls. And I
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