abel
ted to hurl the cup away. I wanted to run. I wanted to wa
once held for him vanished instantly. I
ected it, the sight before
were k
other was tangled in her hair. They looked utterly lost
t his name with a courage I had no idea of. Right no
kiss and turned to glare at me as thou
through what little remained of my heart, the disgus
myself to rema
n it yet. Please feed me water," I said
had said something absurd. As
sing my heart to twist painfully, but I made myself continue. "It's tradition, Greenwood. We... we always do
spilled f
adition," he repeated coldly. "D
ook m
ition means nothing, especially if it in
this was a bad dr
onica, who stood there watching us qui
tightened
but I-I have something i
. "To hell with whatever you have to say. I don't want t
hot thr
another woman into our matrimonial bed and order me to leave you both? It's been years. You..
uty. Nothing more. You always knew I never loved you, yet you
struck li
ked, his eyes cold and devoid of sympathy. "You were nothing but a me
ce softened in a way it had never softened for me. "But n
est ca
ence. "I don't have to keep pretending anymore. Go and find someone else to love
a whip. "I DON'T FUCK
y mind couldn't process it. "You're free, Clarabel.
my head, over and over again, like a c
und the cup, the water i
upposed to be mer
had never meant anything? How could he do
into a painful haze. I tried to anchor myself, to find something to
let him see me break down. I didn't want to give him the satisfacti
made my chest ache, a constricting pressure that made it impossible to d
a voice came
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