Chains of Gratitude
"Don't fool yourself, Lucien. Scarlett's already got the wrong idea. Why else would she give me this chance? Let's just make the best of it. She's gone, and you need a mate."
Unlike Scarlett, who was so full of life and sunshine, Anika was fragile, a heartbreaking sight when she cried.
I'd always been gentle with her, mindful of the PTSD she suffered from after the accident.
But what she said now felt wrong, unsettling.
The gentle Anika I had known felt like a stranger. I stared at her, my voice cold.
"What do you know?"
Her eyes darted away, but she quickly recovered.
"Lucien, stop clinging to an empty love. You love me, you just won't admit it. The way you care for me, the way you smile at
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