Chapter 506

"Zachary... my leg hurts."

The words were soft, almost childlike, but they hit him like a sledgehammer.

His pupils shrank, his entire body tensing as he instinctively looked down at her leg.

"...Why does it hurt?"

A stiff, pained smile twisted on his lips-one that looked more like he was about to

cry.

Sarah wasn't even fully conscious, yet tears streamed silently down her face.

Her right hand clutched at her thigh-the exact spot where he knew she had a

scar.

That scar.

Buried deep in her subconscious, hidden beneath years of suppressed memories.

People say that when you're drunk, the truth slips out the things buried so deep inside you, the things you never speak about when you're sober.

And now, Zachary was terrified.

Because if those painful memories resurfaced-if she finally remembered-she would realize that things weren't what she thought they were.


And then what?

Would she ever be able to face him again?

ever forgive

me?" His voice was uncertain,

shook her head weakly. "No... it was all

the air heavy with dew. After

then leaned her head

anymore. I'm home now. I wanna

to the ground, as if she truly believed

caught her just

home

She didn't respond.

Didn't open her eyes.


make any effort to

Zachary crouched down and lifted

obediently, her voice barely above

him. "Why give her what was only meant for me?" Zachary froze for a moment as he understood her

out worriedly, but she didn't

was already mine?" she

still said nothing. The time wasn't right - he couldn't risk any mistakes

he'd crafted so

for everything to fall

"Who... are you?"

a whisper,

smell just

Zachary's breath hitched.


all he heard,

He didn't respond.

how to

because of her-it was the suffocating pressure in his chest, the stone sinking deeper and deeper into his

this night - the girl he loved asking from his back, "Why give her what was already

Melvin's place, he

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