Chapter 260

Chapter 260

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“But that wall has long since crumbled.” Lord Ottai took her trembling hand away from her face, holding it. “It’s gone, Emeriel. It hasn’t been there for a long time. Your feelings for him returned, no matter how hard you tried to fight them. And while you were with him again, those feelings only grew stronger. You’re hurting now because you’re trying to run from what you already know to be true.”

“I haven’t even crossed the m–mountain yet, and I al–already miss him so much.” She turned, tracing the path they had walked. “It hasn’t even been a full day s–since I saw him, and all I want is to go to him. To b–be in his presence for the rest of the day.” Her voice dropped to a whisper. “How do I live without him, Lord Ottai?”

“No one can answer that question but you, dear child,” He gave her hand a comforting squeeze.

“I don’t want to live without him. I don’t want to go back to the hell of living without him again.” A choked, shaky laugh broke from her lips as she swiped at her eyes. “I thought leaving was the answer–that I wouldn’t survive if he broke my. heart again. But now that I’ve thought about it… the truth is, I cannot survive a future without him in it.”

Lord Ottai’s gaze softened, and he tilted his head. “Have you ever told him that?”

“I’m too afraid…” Emeriel looked down at her hand in his, her voice barely above a whisper. “Terrified it’ll be thrown back in my face.”

“Sometimes, the best solution is to step beyond that fear. To take a single step of courage. Because what truly hurts is not trying, but giving up.” Lord Ottai said.

“Riel.”

Emeriel’s head shot up at that deep, unmistakable voice, her breath catching painfully in her chest. Had she heard that right?

“He’s behind me, isn’t he?” she whispered shakily.

“Yes, he is.”

“Lord Ottai…”

No running. No holding

King Daemonikai’s voice had taken some of the crushing weight off her

a lost cause

look at me.”

heart stuttered and she looked up

Ottai released her

her tear–streaked face, and breaths that trembled, Emeriel

meeting King Daemonikai. “I c–can’t do it,” she

looking tense. His expression tight, an underlying pain to it.

close the distance

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Chapter 260

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unchecked. “I don’t want to leave.” Letting out

hard eyes softened for a fleeting moment before

isn’t he? she thought bitterly. Why wouldn’t

with him, only to leave him

laid her heart bare.

naked emotions swirling in her eyes. He stared.

Vipertheriov Naelzharoth. I

cursing harshly as he closed the distance between them, pulling her roughly into his arms. The force of his

you leave?” His voice was low and pained. “After the night

head frantically. Sobs wracked her body,

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