When love lies
V.Peaceaccidentally kissed my alpha professor
We’d talk late into the night, sipping bourbon by the fireplace, like two men trying to understand life before it ended.
One night, after a few too many drinks, I asked him, “You ever been in love?”
He smiled like he’d seen a ghost. “I think I have.”
I laughed. “Good. Don’t lose it. Ever. I lost mine. And I’ve never recovered.”
He leaned closer, genuinely curious. “What happened?”
I stared into the fire.
“She was. everything. Wild and soft. Brave and complicated. We made vows, blood ones.” My voice cracked. “I let her go because I was a coward in a world built on control. But I never stopped dreaming about her. Every damn night. I see her eyes.”
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