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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