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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.

hadn't expected him to survive, much less return to

have nothing left. I need something-desperately, urgently. I just need a

said she had nothing, and in that moment, she

thought Zev was gone, Kelly had spiraled. She'd considered the darkest of

it all had seemed

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want safety. Maybe... maybe I'm just trying to take what I

unyielding, and in one swift. movement, he pushed the table away. Without hesitation, he pulled Kelly into

use me," Zev said, his voice rough and low. "I'm yours,

his face in her chest, holding her even tighter. The tremor in his voice was

He was more than willing to let Kelly use

She collapsed into tears, sobbing as if she had been

A rush of freedom she hadn't known

had been silenced, smothered, as if the very air around her had been taken away. The weight of her emotions had choked her, leaving no room

she could finally let it all

filled the

pulled her closer, settling her on his lap, his arms around her like a shield. He lifted her chin gently, brushing her hair away from her face, and kissed her softly and

away, but because she wasn't sure how to respond. She had been with Eric

and physically, and that had been enough

marriage to even touch

She had been wrong.

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

quietly, her mind still a whirl

his brow. "I don't like the sound

to make it clear. Or someone might

lurking in the shadows, plotting to claim what he

"Alright.

will be mine, and mine

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about it unsettled her.

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