said softly, "A marriage without love won

my dad's g

and my dad gr

family disapproved, so he married someone

married

three of them

e even closer, hoping Jeff and I woul

ff didn't like me, b

since we were kids, q

' bond, we were close. He would step in fro

ased us about being together, his

uld race uncontrolla

high school, he

, ended up injured

to push me away multiple times. Whe

peared. She sat by his

mpatient with me, list

room, heartbroken,

d. "Sorry, I didn't expect he'd get into a fig

is side, hoping one

ce woke me up

er together, and I thoug

y, I final

ove me, but now I realized it

ve seen i

ossession. I wante

silent at

Jeff and I can't be lovers, I'll always see him as

es red. "Don't say that.

serving. We just w

rned that

e didn't smile. Instead, he stared at me

aze. "Jeff, you don't need to be so guarded. I'm not going to do anything. I

that, I tur

bbed my hand and pinne

locked on mine. "Oh? Really? I d

k. My body tensed, my face flushed,

ith it, my reaction betrayed

to my ear. "Did you tell

ad up, instantl

I forced a small smile. "I w

couldn't stop my

Jeff, is that real

. "You're exactly the kind of person who'd do somet

ring at him