A storm churned in the depths of Thaddeus's dark eyes, impossible to suppress.

Suddenly, a sharp, blinding pain exploded deep inside his skull, as if something wild and uncontrollable was crashing around in his brain, threatening to split it open.

Evadne...

Somewhere in the furthest recesses of his mind, floating and distant, he heard himself calling out her name.

"Thaddeus? Thaddeus? Are you alright? You don't look so good," Chad asked with genuine concern.

Thaddeus pressed his tongue hard against his teeth, squeezing his reddened eyes shut for a moment.

"I'm fine."

"I wanted to tell you because, down the line, if I start pursuing Ms. Evadne more openly, I didn't want you to feel uncomfortable about it. I know you two have already broken up, but you loved each other once, and I respect that."

Chad's eyes softened, a hint of a smile playing at the corners. "I don't want you to think I'm trying to steal her away from you. I just hope I can go after the woman I care about, fair and square, without letting anyone else's feelings get in the way."

The pain in Thaddeus's head blurred his vision. Desperate to keep Chad from noticing, he hurried to end the conversation.

"It's over between us. Whatever you want to do, it's none of my business."

but then stopped short, frozen by another thought he couldn't

you start to have feelings

squinted up at the sky, looking entirely at ease. "I can't say exactly when. Maybe it started the first time I found myself envying you-envying the simple, honest love you two had. Just now, when I saw Ms. Evadne cry in front of me, that's when I truly made up my mind. I want to make her happy. I


...

parking lot. The cold wind he inhaled cut through him like shards of glass,

swam,

heart was still beating-he

feel it,

ammering in his chest.

But

when he pressed a

hand to it,

nothing but emptiness

belongs to s

The tall, broad-shouldered man

"Mr. Thaddeus! Watch out!"


someone's arms, filled

are you

caught him,

around his lean, muscular

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