Claiming What is Mine

g, replaying the entirety he said, seeking to make experience of it. His apology saved bouncing around in my

refused to cognizance. I saved zoning out, staring at my display screen, and slig

f nowadays. Is

it felt susceptible. "Yeah,

ng my emotions. I didn't need to speak approximately Lucas with all people, specifically considering

ys been there for me through thick and thin. We met at a espresso keep no longer far from my work

arah requested, her vo

make things proper, but... I don't recognize, Sarah. Part of me desires to see him go

He harm you badly, Emma. But you don't ought to rush into wha

t in my stomach. "I just don't want to react

e desired to fulfill to talk about something important, and I agreed to look him that a

smiled warmly, but something

been looking into some vintage files and lo

asked, my heart

lots greater than we first of all thought. She performed a large

sandra become pulling the s

ters together, however it looks as if she or

worried, too inquisitive about what turned into happening between us. But I in no way imagined she'd move

I stated, my mind racing. "I w

promised. "And if you want any f

ke a seat lower back and let matters unravel on their own. If Cassandra was in

th work. The track, the laughter, the conversations-it must've helped. But all I

At first, I neglected it, looking to hold my distance, but finally, cur

found Lucas waiting at a corner desk. He stood as I

he said as I sat down. "

at you said," I replied, preserving my tone e

im. "I do. I've been considering the whole lot that went

ossing my palms. "What precis

into the open. I know she's liable for lots of what befell between us,

pting, however I couldn't permit myself agree with him so without difficu

however this isn't about us getting lower back collectively. It's about doing what's right. I

nd symptoms of deception. But all I saw changed i

d this, Lucas-I'm still cautious. I need

e nodded. "I'll prove it to y

y want to accept as true with him yet. The street ahead changed into going to be long and complicated, but at least now, I had ext

ndra's involvement became deeper than we had thought, and we had to act qu

certain: I wasn't going to permit anybody control my lif