Got Too Close
There was no masks, just Nico, baring his soul in front of everyone who mattered and those who didn’t.
“You’re serious,” I whispered.
“Yeah.” He took my hands, pressing them to his chest where his heartbeat thumped. “Stay with me, Elena. You’ve been distant lately. Please,” he murmured, “don’t leave me.”
A lump in my throat choked my words. I glanced at his family, no, *ours*. Could they see this? Could they feel the weight of it? Nico thought my distance meant I was pulling away… and he was as terrified as I was? Did wishes come true?
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