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Chapter 319

My heart sank.

"So... you stopped because it was her idea?"

He looked back at me, and there was something cracked in his gaze stopped because there's nothing wrong with me, Kasmine. I'm not some broken, messed

case. I didn't need help. I don't need help."

I swallowed the ache in my throat. "Kes..."

"All I ever needed and would ever need is you," he whispered, "Can't you see what you're doing to me? How much you've already changed me? You're the only help I'll ever need."

My throat tightened.

This wasn't a man in denial. No, This was a man gripping tightly to the only thing that's kept him afloat me. It broke something in me. It made my next words tremble on my tongue, but I had to say them.

"No, Kester," I said softly, You're not fine. You're not okay."

His face darkened, but he didn't interrupt me.

continued. "Whatever happened to you when you were younger... the things you

Silence.

all my life," I said, barely containing my emotion, "And I know you better than you know yourself. You can lie

over as if he wasn't here anymore.

breathing changed, becoming shorter and

"Kester?" I whispered.

wouldn't look at

arm. His skin was cold

are you thinking

long pause. Then he

mother..." he rasped, barely

moment. Was he going to

have

at the moment. But he always

talk about

time I saw her," he said, eyes fixed ahead, "She was at her vanity. Doing her makeup like nothing was wrong. Lipstick too red, eyes too

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He swallowed.

said to. I stood there thinking maybe she'd look at

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