Our Forbidden Love

igns of distress. "You don't look fine," he said quietly, reaching out

was...pretending to be all nice, like nothing happened at the party yesterday. He

ut he kept his voice cal

t I couldn't stop thinking about how wrong this all feels.

y can't you just say no? Why can't you stand up to her? I

und my secret begin to crumble. I turned away from him, my eyes filling with tears I'd

epping closer. "W

t anyone-what had really happened. But now, with everything falling apart, I knew I couldn't keep it inside any longer.

pening. "Elora, whatever it is, you can tell

a few years ago, when I was younger. Our gardener at the time-he was always...creepy. I

ched into fists at his sides, but he

my voice barely above a whisper. "I fought back. I grabbed a shovel and hi

mory almost too much to bear. "I hit him too hard. He fell, and he didn't

or and disbelief flashing

are of it. She made the body disappear, made it all go away like it never happened. But she never let me forge

led with a mix of anguish and fury-not at me, but at the situation I had b

r. She covered it up, and now she uses it to keep me in line. That's why I

in. "You're not stuck," he whispered fiercely into my ear. "You're not alone in this an

irst time in years, I felt a glimmer of hope, a small light in the darkness that had consumed me for so

e won't let anyone know, immediatel

ised because that was also what I had in mind but

my mum and Felix sacrificing his positi

good idea there ....." I was cu

, holding my hands tightly and looking directly into

ore all the risk involved and

Felix" I replied to him wit

m knowing that I will be