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Kelly's gaze was fixed on Zev, her words trapped by the weight of her emotions. Finally, she spoke, her voice breaking. "Zev... don't die."

She had nothing left-no hope, no answers,

At this point, what did anything material matter?

She couldn't bring herself to care.

She knew Zev wasn't with her for anything she could offer. He wasn't after her wealth or status.

She had known that all along, especially after five years together in Solmaris.

"Eric was right,” Kelly murmured, her voice thick with regret. "I've been awful. I betrayed you emotionally, & which is worse than anything physical. I've probably been wavering for a long time, even back in Solmaris. I just didn't want to admit it to myself."

She loathed herself for it.

Back then, she never imagined Eric would betray her.

But Zev's unwavering loyalty had done something to her. It had shaken her at her

core.

When had it all started?

Maybe it was when Zev had shielded her, taking a bullet for her. When he had fallen to the ground, blood staining the floor around him.

She hadn't gone to him. She hadn't dared.

In that horrible moment, she had felt her heart break. The pain had been so intense, she almost couldn't breathe.

She didn't want him to die.

Then, when Zev had appeared in the demolition zone, rescuing her, Kelly's emotions had overwhelmed

her.

expected him to survive, much

in her throat. “If you really feel. the same, let's get married. I have nothing left. I need something-desperately, urgently. I just need a place to call home, like a fish stranded on dry land. I

she had nothing, and

she thought Zev was gone, Kelly

ending it all had

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you for a sense of security. I want a home. I want safety. Maybe... maybe I'm just trying to take

he pushed the table away. Without hesitation, he pulled Kelly

voice rough and low.

shook as he buried his face in her chest, holding her even tighter. The tremor in his voice was

was more than willing to let Kelly use him, and in truth, it didn't bother

of everything finally broke her. She collapsed into tears, sobbing as if she had been holding the

A rush of freedom

spent in Solmaris had felt like a prison. She had been silenced, smothered, as if the very air around her had been taken away. The weight of her emotions had choked her,

in Zev's arms, she could finally

filled the room, raw

on his lap, his arms around her like a shield. He

but because she wasn't sure how to respond. She had

emotionally and physically, and that had

man who waits until marriage to even touch me? He must

She had been wrong.

tremor in it. "Tomorrow, let's get the

her mind still a whirl

I don't want your inheritance," Zev added, furrowing his brow. "I don't like the sound of that

hint of unease in it. "We'll need to make it clear.

plotting to claim what he thought was his, made

expression firm. "Alright. We'll both sign our wills.

mine, and mine

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