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Rafael just closed his palm around the fragile little ember of my heart. He snuffed me out, and now I’m left with nothing but the cold and the dark.
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Una is waitingby the front door when I walk down the stairs. Her eyes flick over my face, her brows pulling together.
“Where’s Rafael?” she asks.
Pain lances through my chest, threatening my impenetrable bubble.“I don’t know.” I walk past her and open the front door.
“Anna!” I glance over my shoulder and findLucas.“You’re leaving?”
I nod.“I’m going to New York with my sister.”
“You weren’t going to say goodbye?” He looks so hurt.
“I’m saying it now.”
He throws his arms around my waist and pulls me close.“You’re coming back, right?”
“Maybe.” I know I won’t be though. It hurts too much.
“I’ll miss you,” he whispers and releases me. Emotion threatens to break loose, and I know I can’t handle it, so I offer him a small smile and turn away.
It’s when I pull the car door open and glance back at the house that I see Rafael lingering at one of the first-floor windows. Our eyes lock, his swimming with untold pain, and the hole in my chest rips wide open. A barrage of emotions presses in on my bubble like thousands of bees, stinging over and over again.
He asked me to trust him, and I fought so hard to give him every grain of myself. Only for him to destroy me. I close my eyes and tears break free, tracking down my cheeks. Turning away, I get in the car.
Unagets in behind me, sparing me a brief glance.“Let’s go home.”
Home. Rafael was my home.
To be continued…
