Our Entwined-Fate

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er, cause I wanted to branch over at

child, I get to

, already rehearsing the lecture I'd give Jasmin about eating the last of my c

other guy in?' Only

y, im starting to get p

tnessed.The bag slipped from my hand, oranges rolling across the flo

back by now? She went to her dad's place silly'

sed. Completely. As if it wan

felt heavy as if it'

m door was

here I s

pped around Ethan's waist like she had every right to be there. Her nails were

ha

e say shitty words about me.The man who used to kiss my fore

he couldn't sleep without

insid

ith a heavy heart, but

turned, panic scrambling his

a...

stairs, barefoot i just

ressure building in my chest. My lungs burned, my vision blur

p until my l

when I

ri

t as Ethan g

said, my v

s grip tightened. "This

ou were naked inside my best friend

acing guilt far too easily. "You're always tired. A

d, 'so I'm t

eated?" I

said quickly. "And if y

d my ar

spilling freely now. "Don't yo

"You're ov

ord en

ed him hard in the face

to touch me. You don't get to explain. And you

away before he cou

now where

I couldn't

like it was going

Gold

strongest thing they had. The bartender raised an eyebrow but s

n staring at me, I might be drunk but

had tailored the suit themselves. Broad shoulders. Calm posture. The kind of

es met

sessing.

mach t

recklessly. "Has anyone ever told you," I slurred slightl

of his mo

mart ones,"

Controlled. Dange

ard him now. "You're handsom

that as a c

at him. "You own thi

ed. "What makes

bluntly. "And the way you're watching

dable flickered

a kings,

glass. "Recently une

cen

bout an

ment, then signaled the bar

hank you, but

dn't ha

nd I felt stupidly aware of how close he was n

rouble,"

ed calmly. "An

ill make

n y

him. Really

forget," I

"Be careful what

oom t

ready to catch me if I fell. Such a gentle man I thought, my l

k with my daddy,

through the noise as he

airs," he said

morrow when you are

hing I heard before