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silence. Adriana stood in the middle of the room, still in her torn wedding dress, her

the second I bolt

our fault,

t the door, crossing

wasn't tied to you, I

rp. "Princess, you were a tar

ghtly. I saw it. She h

she said, her voice raw n

her

idn't s

pulling off my jacket and tossing it onto t

d against the wall. A tiny bathroom in the c

a cat waiting for a do

" I said, nodding a

her chin.

t. You're

robably to argue - but t

ran through her,

ore she could see

the corner and tossed her a swe

" I said. "I'l

r staring at me, weighing whet

stle of fabric. The soft grunt as

es. The sweatshirt hung down past her thighs. Sh

wisted deep

ved i

grabbing a blanket from the couch and tos

he

they won'

onto the edge of the bed, lookin

ng as much distance betwe

retched out, t

, she b

ou think

ll and closed my eyes. "Could be any

that man

at her. "You married a

n, bitter sound. "I d

s hung b

her

didn't

od woul

her knees to her chest. The hoodie sleeves sl

d after a while. "And now I'm su

n't," I sai

across the room.

ven't you ki

rous. "Maybe I'm saving

ething almost like a smile

ry bleeding out of her stopped feeling like

sparked

so

sw

crackling, like a

the floor and stood up,

e I was, watc

made no sound

ossed her arms, tilting her head to t

scare me,

at her. "Y

down to my mouth,

I'd pull her into my lap and

didn't

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id you expe

omeone colder. S

said. "I can still

not broken this time

ike a punch

o put space between us bef

gruffly, moving toward th

not sl

ton

softened

pat

dangerous th

ety chair near the door, pulling a gun from the

bed creak as

anket

si

utes dr

pipes, the groan of the wind outside, her b

et myself

I'd start thinking

autiful she was eve

ow what her laughter sounded li

e - being tied to her wasn't the w

lock

ht stre

e me, something I though

brought

scinat

be the thing tha

e wanted