Bound to the Dark King
Despite my words, my heart yearned for the solace of companionship, for someone to genuinely understand and support me.
Rose closed the distance between us, her voice firm yet gentle, "No, you're not."
She drew closer, enveloping me in a tender embrace. With each gentle stroke of her hand, the walls I had erected around my heart began to crumble, and I surrendered to the raw anguish that threatened to consume me. Her presence, her touch, brought a solace I hadn't realized I so desperately needed. No one had offered me such unconditional support since Luna Camellia, who had been like a mother to me. But even in her lifetime, I had never felt as profoundly wounded as I did now.