Chapter 89: Open or Closed?
**Rosalie‘s POV
“Do you know Soren?” I asked Ethan.
I should‘ve asked this question much sooner, but I was very used to seeing Soren, so their similarity no longer bothered me. And the past few days, I‘d been so distracted that this question never came to mind… until just now.
Ethan and Soren looked alike… was there any relationship between them, or was this purely coincidence?
He looked at me, and his eyes filled with a mix of emotions.
Ethan finally replied, “I know him now.”
I looked at him in confusion, not quite understanding what he meant.
He smiled bitterly, and looked at me with a heartbroken expression on his face. “He‘s my rival in love.”
Thad not expected that to be the answer, and was struck dumb for a moment.
Then, I felt my face beginning to heat up, and I heard myself trying to explain, “He… he‘s a good friend of mine!”
Why did I feel the need to explain myself to him?!
Ethan visibly relaxed a bit, and the corner of his lips turned up slightly.
“I’m glad he was here to help you when you needed him,” he said.
I let out a deep breath, feeling relieved.
Soren never mentioned anything about his family, and I didn‘t remember hearing about Ethan having brothers when I was back in the Drogomor pack. It was just that I had a strange feeling that I was missing something, so wanted to be sure.
“What sort of trouble did you have when you got here?” Ethan asked. It was obvious that he didn‘t want to talk about Soren any more.
Was he… jealous?
“I was robbed. It was awful.”
Ethan was immediately nervous. “Were you hurt? Are you okay now? And the baby?”
“Yes, we‘re fine now,” I smiled. “Thanks to Sor.. my friend, and the doctor he provided us with.”
Feeling uncomfortable talking about Soren after what Ethan had said, I stood up from the swing. “Really, Ethan, / need to go,” I said, walking towards my cottage.
“Rosalie!” His voice stopped me in my tracks.
I turned and looked over my shoulder.
it stolen
whether I
moment, and decided to be
that necklace because I wanted a piece of you with me, Ethan. But the longer I was away from you, the more I realized I could do this on
at me for a moment, looking like he was trying to stop his emotions
justified in every word that I had said, but seeing him
and get to.bed. I‘m tired. Goodbye, Ethan.” “All right,” he replied with a
should leave,” I said. My hands were on my abdomen,
nodded. “Good
and went back
tried to process everything
that Ethan had finally shown up outside of my cottage again or if I should be furious at him for waiting three days
I‘d come to a decision. I was going
for me again
SO
have just stayed
the baby anyway. I stared at the ceiling with pillows shoved under my back and under my belly, trying to find a
Had he really apologized?
he was sorry, to
kind of a world was I living
he deserved me giving
I closed my eyes and reminded myself of how kind Soren had been to me. How in the world could I tell him that I
wouldn‘t be wrong to feel that
and didn‘t want to be with Madalynn, that didn‘t mean that he was going to be able to get out of what King James
turning over in my mind, but eventually, I fell
***
next morning, I woke up a little later
went over to Soren‘s house to check on things,
focused than I had the last three day, during which I‘d constantly dropped things, had stabbed myself with the sewing
me,
afternoon. I had been thinking about it a lot the day before, but my mind had been on Ethan
make something,” I told her. I liked to make dinner for Soren when
said. “Do you need
think
noticed that the window behind her was open. I stared at it for a moment, wondering if I wanted to leave it that way. I knew it
over and pushed the window
think about it anymore. I
It would be done about the time he arrived, but it had to cook very slowly to keep all of the flavors in. I added all of the herbs
preparing it, my mind
the night before. At one point, I even
so wrong?
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