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Idon’t<b>know</b>howlongIhadbeeninthishouse,butIknewitwaslongenoughtomakemybrotheetogetme.Itwaslongenoughtogivehimthecouragetofindme<b>and</b>bringmebackhome.
EvenifheisangrythatIdidn’tleavewithhimthatday,isn’titalreadydissolved?Orishescaredofdeath?Scaredtofall<b>into</b>thehandsof<b>Diana</b><b>?</b>
MaybethatwasthereasonDianastillkeptmein<b>this</b>ce.ShemadesureIstayedinthisroomintheroyalpackhousealldayandnightwithoutleaving,justtodrawmybrothertome,andshewouldthentaketheopportunitytogetholdofhim.
Rightnow,Iknownothingabouthern,andIcanonlyguess.ShehasremovedmefromhercrewwhilenninghowandwhentoattackSeleneandhermate.<b>The</b>promiseshemadetomeaboutgettingLucianisallgone,andIknowit.
Idon’thaveanyhopeofthatanymore.Instead,Ifeelsobadandstupidfortryingtoforcemyselfintothelifeofamanwhodoesn’twantme.ItwasclearthatIwasn’ttheoneforhim.Noteventhemoongoddessmadethathappen.Selenewashismate,whichheconfirmedwithhersmell
Itwas<b>so</b>foolishofmetokeepfightingagainstfate.Nowit<b>has</b>backfired.Seleneistheosaveme,andnowthatIhavemademyselfherenemy,doIhaveanysecondchanceofbeingrescued,orwillsheinherewithherfullforceandwipemealongsideDiana?Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.
AdeepbreathandhisswerewhatIletoutasitcrossedmymindthatitwasactuallypossiblethatmybrotherwaskilledbySelenewhenheleftmeandwentbacktomeether.Ididn’twanttothinkofthatandwasmakingsureIsetmymindpositive.
Butforreal,itcouldbe,andthatclearlyexinsthe<b>reason</b>hehadn’tmadeanattempttorescuemeaftersomanymonths.
Shiversrandownmyspine,beads ofsweatformingonmyforeheadas<b>I</b>satonthebedwithmykneesraised<b>cheek</b>,staringatthespace.
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Theroomwasjustnk,containingmybedandatablewheremyfoodwasbeingserved.Dianahasn’tsaidanythingtomeaboutmyfutureorwhatshewasgoingtodotome,butI’msuretherewasnowaytoget Lucianasshepromised.AllIwantnowistogobackhome.Ineedtoknowifmybrother<b>is</b>aliveornot.
Ijust needtomeetmyfamilymember.IneedtostartmylifeafreshandgetthekindoffutureIdesire.
AsIsatthere,eyesshut andtearsdroppingdownmycheeks,IbegantoreminisceaboutthepastandhowstupidIhadbeen.allmylife.
Aknocksoundedonthedooratthatmoment,anditcreakedandopened.Itwasn’ttimeforlunch,soIexpectedittobeDiana,soIdidn’traisemyheadbecauseIwastiredofseeingherface.
Idon’tknowwhatshemightbeherefor,andIdon’tcaretoknow.Ijustwantheroutofmylife.IneedtoleaveherebeforeIgo<b>crazy</b>.
“Hey.”Adeep,strangevoicecalledout,andIflinched,lookingupbecausethiswasnotthevoiceIwasexpecting
Amandressedinawarrioruniformwasstandinginfrontof me,hisdarkeyespiercinginto<b>mine</b>ashedippedbothofhishandsinsidehispocket.
“Whatare youherefor?Didshe sendyoutokillme?Justdoitquickly,please.I<b>am</b>tiredofbeingalive.I’mtiredofsittinginthisroomlikeastatuewithoutevenknowingwhatmylifeisabout.”Iswallowedhard,tearsfallingfreelydownmyeyes,uncontrobly.Myheartwasracing,andsweatwasonmyface,
Iwasfeelingsomuchpain.Idon’tknowwhyseeingtheguyjustspilledallmyemotionsasiftheywerelockedupsomewhereinmyheartforalongtime.
“Iamnotheretokillyou.Iwasjustcuriousaboutwhoisinthisroom,<b>seeing</b>howthemaidssneakinherewithfood.Diana<b>”</b>
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warnednoeinhere,butIdecidedtodisobeyheroseewhowasinhere.I’mshockedtoseeabeautifulgirlstuckinhere.Dianalockedyouup.”Hisbrowsarchedashescannedmefromheadtotoe,thoseeyesgetting
softer.
“Soyouaren’theretokillme.Butcanyoudoitanyway?Iamserious;Idon’twanttobealive.Mylifehasnomeaning.”Icriedmore,buryingmyfaceinmypalmasmoretearspoured.
“Don’tyouthinkit’spossibletogetrescued?Haveyoulosthopealready?Youshouldn’t,becauseIwasonceinthiskindofsituation,withmystepparentsbeingsohorribleformetocopewith.Mylife was traumatic,butIwasabletocope.Iwasable tofightback,andnowhereIam.AtleastIcanproudlysayIamproudofwhoIam.”Hespokewithsomuchcare,then.walkedclosertome.Heslowlyheldmyhand.
Oureyeslockedtogether,andIcouldseehowreallyhandsomehewas.Likehiseyesandpinklips,withwell–shavedbeardsaroundhischiseledjaw.Thewayhesmiledwasjustsocool.
“Thereisstillhope.”Hesaidittome.
Whathope?Idon’twanttokeeplivinginthisdelusion.It’sclearthatthereisnowayIwillgetoutherealive.Iknowyouthinkthereishopebecauseyoudon’tknowwhoDianareallyis.Iknowher,andIknowforsurethatthereis nohope,notonlyformebutforyouandevery wolfinthispack.”Isaidthisandloweredmyheadinsadness.
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