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My legs went weak and I staggered back, but Ryan grabbed me, pulling me desperately into his arms. He held me so tight, his voice rough and intense as he spoke right against my ear, every word rumbling up from his chest. “I’ll marry her. I’ll rise to the top. I swear, I won’t let anyone use my love for you as a weapon to hurt you.”

I buried myself in his embrace, unable to stop the tears pouring down my face.

I gripped his shirt tightly, my mind wiped completely blank, all thoughts gone.

“Ryan, we shouldn’t see each other anymore. I don’t want you spending the rest of your life with regret or resentment. It’s alright. As long as we stay apart, the Chamberlain family won’t come after me, and you… you can move on with your life,” I said, my voice steady after the panic faded.

Ryan lowered his head and pressed a kiss to my forehead, his voice rough. “From now on, life won’t ever be the same.”

I struggled to lift my head from his arms, meeting his eyes.

His eyes looked like they’d just weathered a storm, a cold glint flickering in them. He reluctantly pinched my cheek, unable to hide how much he hated letting go. “Don’t worry. I won’t stand in your way if you find someone else who loves you, Vic. I finally get it–staying alive matters more than love. No matter where you end up in this world, as long as I know you’re out there, alive, that’s enough for

me.”

I blinked, my eyes stinging with tears. I looked down and let out a shaky sigh. “Why does it have to be like this, Ryan? I’m sorry. I never should’ve come into your life–all I did was bring you pain and resentment.”

blaming myself. “If only we’d never met that day in Shariport, maybe none of this would’ve

brushing away my tears, even though they just kept falling. He stared at his hand, now wet from my crying,

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softly, taking a step back. “If fate ever brings us together again someday, and you’re still single, I’ll be the one to rekindle

and pressed a lingering kiss to my lips. “But for now, I have to

my voice low and urgent, as

gone,

legs went numb and I lurched toward the door, only to run straight

by how shaken I looked. “What’s wrong? Is he dumping

go downstairs?” I croaked, my

him, I’ll call him right now,” Jared said, immediately pulling out his

wall, completely drained. “Jared, I want to go back to Hachester

lit up, pure joy flickering in his eyes. “Seriously? You’re not just trying to cheer me

I mean it.

Ms. Murphy. Next year, we’ll

was, and he kept pressing me about what went down between me and Ryan. He just couldn’t figure out how I’d