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empty halls. Raven spent most of her time in her chambers, hiding from the world, from the decisions that loomed o

ll so confusing. One moment, he rejected her, pushing her away like she was nothing more than a burden. The next, he sh

f her emotions. His care and affection were undeniable, but it felt like a hollow kind of love. Raven had always kno

. She wiped her face, hoping the tears hadn't

face. He didn't wait for an invitation to sit next to her, his presence fa

g?" he asked, his v

was feeling. She didn't know if she was hurt, angry, confused, or lost. All of

eran. I don't know what to do. I don't know who to tru

reassuring. "You don't have to decide anythi

live a life of uncertainty, stuck in this limbo between two men who both seemed to want her? The th

nsity of his gaze, the way his voice had cracked when he confessed his feelings. Had it

"I'm not asking you to choose me, Raven. I just

e void that had been left by Orion's rejection, no matter how much Kieran tried to be there for her

creaked open, and there stood Orion. His eyes locked onto her

was not lost on Orion. "You shouldn't be here," Kieran said, hi

look at him. His entire focus was on her, and the weight of it felt like a physical thing

low, but filled with the kind of quiet fur

ue. He simply looked at Raven, his voice quiet

room was thick, palpable, but she knew there was no escaping the inevitable. Sh

tly, stepping toward him. "It'

ed, stepping aside. He gave Raven one last, lingering look b

t apart pressing down on her, the unspoken words that had never been addressed. She couldn

"I didn't want to hurt you," he

did. You rejected me, Orion. You sent me away wit

phecy-everything-it's too much. You don't understand. If I had accepted you, if

her chest. "So you thought rejecting me was th

about you. It was about me. I was afraid, Raven. Afraid of what I am. Afraid of

don't need your protection, Orion. I need your love. I need you to

to understand the madness inside me. The thing I've been fighting for so long. It's getting worse, and I'm afraid it wil

roken, and yet, she couldn't help but feel a deep sympathy for him. S

ust his battle.

trembling. "I'm afraid of losing you. I'm afraid of the

im hard. His hand reached for hers, his touch ten

I don't want to let go of us. But if I can't find a way to

to believe him, wanted to believe that they could overcome this darkness together. But a part of her kn

nty, the madness that threatened to consume them both, Rave