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He sucks in a long breath, calming his voice. “Come down and we’ll talk about this.”
“What’s there to talk about?”
“Everything, Lenochka.”
“I want to know something first.” My chin trembles as I speak so low, I’m surprised he hears me, “Have you ever loved me, Adrian?”
He pauses as if the question is alien to him, but he doesn’t reply. Fresh tears stream harder at the answer he indirectly gives me. He hasn’t. Or, more accurately, he doesn’t know what love means.
Never has and never will.
“Because I loved you.” I lay a palm over my heart and fist the material of my dress. “And it’s killing me every day.”
He extends the hand of his uninjured arm. “Come down, Lenochka.Please.”
“I took your hand before, Adrian, and you smothered me with it.” I smile a little. “I’d rather die quickly than slowly.”
“Lia, no!”
I close my eyes and let the wind take me down.
TO BE CONTINUED
