Chapter 5
The truth was
was right there, plain as day, black and white ||
Words sharp as blades stabbed into Cassian’s eyes
For a moment, he couldn’t think straight ||
He studied back a few steps, completely sumed
Then, ignoring the disgusted looks from strangers, Casstan let mii a pulmoral, heart wrenching sernam ||
Even though deep down he knew it was over, he sill staggered forward, eyes wide with disisellet.||
“This is insane” he shouted. ||
“we had a deall Why would you are our baby like disis?1
I didn’t bother answering.
I just looked at his pitiful face with nothing but contessg[]
He ignored the fact that could barely stand and kept yelling
‘re a mother! How could you be this cruc
let out a cold, hitter laugh.[]
“How many times now? A
now? A hundred?
Even the best fir falls
aparte eventually.”
Cassian would rather assume the worst of me than face the truth.
I shook my head and sad calmly-
“Our child.
He died after the hundredth time you turned your back on us.
He never got the chance to see the world
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And now, even his death had to be questioned by his own father.
Maybe that’s for the best. []
There’s nothing beautiful about this dirty, broken world anyway.||
My eyes were dry, but something heavy was settling in my chest.||
Cassian stood there, pade as a ghost, unable to say a word
Lowen hovered between us. lips trembling, too sluken to sprak||
was scared
She had the upper hand all this time = []
She never imagined Fd still matter to Cassini ||
“Seraphina.” she whispered, “Cassian and Fare getting married woon
Yin. you can’t be serious about this, rightr||
I stepped forward, voice sharp
“I don’t joke about life and death. |
Cassian snapped, then went silent again ||
The air grew heavy around
I stood there watching, waiting to see how far she take this file act||
Elowen turned to Cassian, trying to sound gente ||
“Cassian, what’s done is done. ||
There’s no point inciting pearl. Maybe we should–||
She should’ve known better. ||
That kind of talk, was like throwing gasoline on fire.]
Cassian shoved her away.
Tock in the day, this kind of drama happened all the time.[]
I can’t believe I stayed quirt through it all for so long ||
Howen stumbled back dramatically= ||
y started convulsing, collapsing right there on the ground]
And suddenly
I didn’t even blink.
What a terrible performance.]
But of course, someone would fall for it.
Cassian panicked and rushed to lift her up
Seraphina. I was too stubborn.
I never considered how you felt.
1 stared at the man who once held my heart-
Now holding his high school sweetheart like she was made of glass.
“Tummy.” I said. ||
That one upon a time must’ve been real long ago.
Nice of you in finally remember it.
You have to wait for me.
Let’s sit down and talk~rrally talk. ~||
Now be wanted to talk?||
Was i just someone he could summon when he pleased, and toss aside just as easily?]
We’ve had this talk a hundred tunes.
The divorce is done.
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You got what you wanted.
What’s left to say?l
Dut-
Take care of her first, will you? ||
Your fiancée is still passed out, remember?“||
I turned around and walked away
Left behind were Cassian’s memories of “what we used.
of “what we used to be.
Love stories, tragle romaneres- ||
They’re just bedtime Htes we feed ourselves to sleep at night.
That strange feeling rubtewing in my chest?]
1 finally knew what it was
My pride
The kind that refuses to be trampled again.||
And it screamed one thing—||
cut the cord
