uc
ngs. She picked at her meal as I watched, her eyes straying to the skyline of the city beyond
erself from the sadness that still existed between us. However, I could see rig
, "So, you've built an empire of your ow
ately covered them up. It has proven to be difficul
tude. I have always found it abo
we locked eyes. "Flattery won
don't mean to be flattering. I'm only at
lips crushed together. You had been too preoccupied w
e my heart ache. "I didn't inte
n it." I felt like I was invisible b
of remorse. I was a fool. I had no i
es were raw, and I could see it in her voice. Lucas, however, I was no longer able to accomplish that. I
sand bricks, I swallowed hard. This had evolved beyond simpl
sper. "Do you think that since our breakup, I haven't wish
I don't want you to feel bad. It doesn't alter what t
ng stronger by the moment. Elena eventually spo
t wasn't, however. Releasing someone I previously believed I couldn't live without was the most
o the stomach. She had released herself, something I had failed to a
audible. "I didn't want to harm you. I become too preoccupi
in her eyes that I could not pretty id
to make it right. I want to live up to your
ble look as she peered at me. T
e way again and over. All of my emotions are telling me not to fall in love wi
and my heart race
sted. She didn't e
le
tion to the railing and staring at up on the nigh
m at dinner and allowed him to relive all those unpleasant m
ot able to disregard it. However, I additionally needed
le
atus immediately at the back of me, his eyes bri
udible above a whisper as I re
Still, I'm requesting one. I'm not pleading with you for forgiveness just y
I closed them. You believe that's all
onstrating to you that the guy I was before I injured you has change
hing heavily on me, I shook my he
is voice almost audible. F
nk that there could be a possibility
er heart continues to roar. Can she get beyond the wounds from their past, howev
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