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“He wants the younger you to fall in love with him the way the older you already is.”
“The ring.”
“I’m going to guess, but that rock on your finger can only mean one thing. One thing that you two share. A big secret.”
“Like Azriel.”
“Like Azriel.”
“We’re married, aren’t we?’
She grins. “Yes, Melody. As of eight months ago, you are Mrs. Vikiar.”
“It’s why I’m in Kenyan?” I ask, trying to piece everything together.
“Among other things.”
“I’m not a freshman, am I?”
“In your mind right now, yes. Technically, no. You’re a senior.”
She scrolls through her phone and shows me countless pictures of dates, the restaurant he took me to, and us kissing passionately. The smile on both our faces tells me we are so hopelessly in love with each other.
“What am I protecting myself from?”
The look in her eyes tells me that whatever she is going to tell me will break me.
“You were pregnant, Melody. You lost the baby, and the younger you took over.”
I gasp. “When? How?
No, no. How could I? But it’s possible. The clinic.
“I think you know, baby.”
“How did they...”
Someone knew. They knew I was pregnant.
“Valen knew you were pregnant, and he spiraled. Drugs and alcohol, but he never cheated on you. That I can guarantee. He is so worried about you,” she says, and then sobs. “I have never seen him like that.” Her voice grows thick with emotion. “He would follow you everywhere. He would hire people. He would ask Garret. I mean, he would let you be you, but he was always there, waiting for you to come back, and when you didn’t…”
“When did we start dating?”
“He saw you at the party that night, and then he was obsessed. Then he met the older you. The one Adam was trying to look after at school. Your sister. Your parents. I didn’t get it at first, and then they told me the truth. You’re adopted, Melody. Your mom abandoned you when you were five, and you showed signs of DID around ten, and then it stuck. Your mind created an altered way to deal with the trauma. It’s why you have a hard time remembering, but Valen didn’t give a shit. We have our crap. He has his, right? When he saw the older you, I guess you guys had a thing. Then he saw you at the party with Zack, and he was stunned. He was confused, and Adam explained it to him, but you were young. This version of you had to grow up.”
“He had to wait.”
“Yeah, it was hard for him, but he waited until you were eighteen and swooped right in and made the older you and him official in secret.”
“The younger me had to feel the same way.”
“I think it’s what the doctors said. After the miscarriage, you shut down. You left your parents' and moved to the trailer, and there was nothing no one could do but give you time.”
It all makes sense.
“And now?”
“Now you tell him the truth about how you lost the baby before you do something crazy.”
