His words carried no emotion-light, almost casual.

But Clara just knew: if she didn't answer the way he wanted, things would go horribly wrong for her.

This wasn't just a question. It was the kind of moment that could change her entire life.

She didn't know who her real father was, and honestly, there was nothing keeping her in the Capital. Maybe if she left the country, Dylan's problems would finally go away.

Walter only wanted to see Dylan's attitude, after all.

Clara clutched the collar of her sweater, thinking for what felt like ages, searching his back for any hint of what he wanted. Nothing.

Finally, after a long silence, she whispered, "Okay. I promise. I won't ever come back."

The mood in the room shifted instantly-dark and suffocating.

Clara's face went white. She had no idea how her answer had set him off again.

Hadn't he asked her to say exactly that?

He looked at her and said quietly, "Clara, when you answered just now, did your boyfriend even cross your mind for a second?"

She went silent.

Yes, she liked Z. But right now, her own situation mattered more.

Love couldn't solve everything. And who could say for sure if the person you're

with is really the one you'll spend your life with?

of promises,

mourn, move on, and remarry

about Z-leaving would hurt-but this

want

gave up on guessing how he felt.

turned

time, Clara saw something raw flicker in

so thick it made it hard to breathe. She instinctively stepped

his wheelchair, crossed to the wardrobe, pulled out fresh clothes, and

there, completely

look he'd given her had rattled her to the

the cold, unreachable man she thought she knew had

door finally opened, sending a

taken a cold shower. In

came out in a bathrobe,

as he walked to the window with his eyes lowered, drops fell onto the

much before, but now it was like the whole

shifted, suddenly remembering what

thought made her

shut with a single

lights glared overhead,

closing made her

race

all the wrong reasons.

another step back, watching him

her and said, "Marry me.

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