Novel & Cerita A Risk On Forever

"This is not how you want to break it. It's going to end badly and you will never forgive yourself." Lara is right, she always is. I've always believed in preserving myself until the right one comes along. I could never sleep around. I've never been tempted to give my everything up to a guy either. Fooling around was different. It was always enough for me. Mel scoots to the middle of the backseat and leans forward.

Nisi countered. He dipped his head, his nose trailing along my jawline, inhaling as if he were trying to categorize my DNA. “Analyze this. Two men who have waited a literal lifetime for a girl who smells like jasmine and stubbornness. What’s the risk-reward ratio on that, Rahab? Give me the numbers.” “The risk is a massive lawsuit,” I managed to gasp, though my brain was starting to turn into a lukewarm puddle of gray matter. “The reward is... well, it’s statistically significant, but the overhead is—”

Fear that good things eventually disappear. Adrian touched her face gently. “You think we’ll lose this someday?” “No.” Her eyes searched his carefully. “I think I’m scared of how much I’d lose if we did.” God. The vulnerability in her voice physically hurt his chest. Because loving deeply always carried risk. That never changed. Adrian brushed softly beneath her eye with his thumb. “You know what I think forever actually means?” “What?” “Not that feelings never change.” Silence. “But that two people keep choosing each other through those changes.”

“That’s not what you said last night.” “Jackass,” I said and swatted his chest. “Things are pretty tense in there.” “Yeah. Phin doesn’t want the additional risks or diluting our resources. Sid is convinced the combination will make us a sitting target.” “They’re both kinda right.” “They are, but the risks are too great not to do this.” “We don’t even know what the risks truly are,” I reminded him. “If there’s even a hint of a risk that I could lose you, I don’t care how small, or imagined… I will move the heavens to eliminate that risk.”

Completely. Irrevocably. Forever.

“⁠The long‍er we wait, the higher th‌e risk⁠. I’m not leaving th⁠is to chance any longer.” River’s jaw tig‍htened, and his hands clenched into fists‌ at his sides. “D‍o you even realize wha⁠t‍ you’re risking? That l‌and those legends people go‍ there, few‌ return. And you plan to walk⁠ into it with… your mate?”

I mumbled against his chest, inhaling his strong cologne mixed with his musky scent which made me lick my lips involuntarily. Fuck, did he always smell this good? “Never. I’m not brave like you to take a chance even if it means to get hurt. I’m a coward, Hazel.” “What do you mean?” “The girl I like, I could have told her that I liked her but I was afraid that she wouldn’t feel the same way and now it’s just too late.”

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My brain scrambles, completely unable to process what’s happening. “I knew it was fake when we began. I know it was bound by rules and signatures on paper. But I don't want a contract anymore, Jade. I don't want a timeline. I want something real between us. I don't want any of us to walk away when this ends. I need you in my life. I want forever. With you.” A hot tear slips down my cheek, catching the candlelight. Forever. the word echoes in my mind. How can I give him forever when my own clock is ticking down to zero? How can I promise him a future when I don't even know if I'll still be alive in three months' time?

No more endings. Just forever.