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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.

survive, much less return

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

had said she had nothing, and in that

the days she thought Zev was gone, Kelly had spiraled.

of ending it all had seemed

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now, I'm probably just using you for a sense of security. I want a home. I want safety. Maybe... maybe I'm just trying to take what I can get," she choked, her body trembling, her

stiffened as her words hit him. He stood up abruptly, his gaze unyielding, and in one swift. movement, he pushed the table away. Without hesitation, he pulled Kelly into his arms,

voice rough and low. "I'm yours, Kelly. I'll

his face in her chest, holding

He was more than willing to let Kelly use him, and in

her heart heavy. The weight of everything finally broke her. She collapsed into tears, sobbing as if she had been holding

time, it felt like relief. A rush of freedom she hadn't

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

in Zev's arms, she

sobs filled the room, raw and

closer, settling her on his lap, his arms around her like a shield. He lifted her chin gently,

pull away, but because she wasn't sure how to respond. She

kept his distance, emotionally and physically, and that had

man who waits until marriage

She had been wrong.

hoarse, a deep tremor in it. "Tomorrow,

mind still

furrowing his

was soft, a hint of unease in it. "We'll need to make it clear.

plotting to claim what he thought

"Alright.

will be mine, and

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about it unsettled her.

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