When Love Finds Her

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olved in it for generations, and I've been groomed to take over one day. But it's n

had to make choices that have hurt people I care about. But t

like the other women I've met. She's not a part of this world, and she

her if they find out about us. I'm afraid of what will happen to her if she

t held myself because I knew the consequences .Last night was meant to be a fling but here I am not able to get everything that happened out of my head. I want to protect her,

lity, a weakness. And they'll do whatever it takes to eliminate

They get hurt, they get killed. And I don't want that to h

m her. I don't know if I can resist the pull of being wit

I'm scared of what my family will do to her. And I'

the one person who makes me feel alive, who makes me feel like

now that whichever choice I make, there will be consequences. But I also know that I

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ers. Owen's sudden distance after our night together had thrown me off balance, and I found myself trying to distract myself with work. The ev

ared stories over tea, and for a moment, I forgot about the ache in my chest. He asked me questions, listened attentively t

eminder that there were still good people out there. And maybe, just maybe, he could be the distraction I needed to mo

below the surface. I couldn't explain it, but there was something about him that drew me in, something that

r if I was using him to fill a void. Was I just trying to distract myself from the pain of Owen's r

about the night that had left me feeling so lost. Or maybe, just maybe, he'd be the one to make me realize that I was worthy of lo

lt like I was lying to him, to myself. I was trying to convince myself that I was over Owen, that I was ready to move on. B

ughts away, focusing on what my date was saying , trying to seem interested. But it was all a facade. Deep down ,I kne