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"What the fuck?" Risk growls.
"You're my brother and I love you," I whisper. "You've been my hero my entire life. I've looked up to you my entire life. But Devil is part of me, Risk. He's my soul. I'm marrying that man. If you can't accept that, it'll break my heart. But he's sacrificed enough. He's given up enough. I'm not letting him give up anything else. If he leaves, I'm going with him."
"Jessie."
"I mean it, Risk," I say, trying to hold back sobs. "I love you, but I can't freaking breathe without him." I haven't been able to breathe all week. There's a lead weight sitting on my chest. Every inhalation burns. Every exhalation does too. The only thing that's going to take it away again is Devil's arms around me. Devil's hands on me. His lips on mine. His rough voice in my ear.
There was never any choice. I thought I could split my heart in two, but I was wrong because Devil doesn't just have half of my heart. He's my whole heart. Every beat belongs to him. Every inch of space is reserved for him. His name lights up every single corner. I'm his, mind, body, and soul.
"Goddammit, Jessie," Risk rasps. "Goddammit."
"I love you. I'm sorry," I whisper. Before he has a chance to say anything else, I disconnect and shove my phone back into my pocket. I don't try to call Devil. I know they probably took his phone from him. Instead, I grab my stuff from the bench…and I run.
