When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

I turned to meet her guilt-ridden gaze, and in that moment, I knew Warren was right all along.

Clyde's brain was damaged, but not to the point of affecting his nerves.

It was highly probable that Rachel was behind it.

But she was crafty, managing to fool everyone, even bypassing medical examinations.

Maybe, as she claimed, fate was on her side, granting her this one opportunity.

She remained silent, so I pressed on, "Would you harm Clyde?"

"He was poisoned by a lover before, a toxin that would take three years to completely metabolize."

"To save me once, he endured radiation from a mine."

"Are you bragging about how much he loves you?"

Rachel stood up abruptly, her gaze filled with bitterness.

"So what if I am? He doesn't remember any of it!"

"Rachel, his body can't take much more, physically or mentally."

I didn't want to be too blunt, knowing it could provoke her.

all, we had lived together during college for four years,

enough, upon hearing about Clyde's condition, Rachel pondered for

back, and he's devoted only to me, I

emotionless as she looked at

remembers everything? If he becomes the Clyde of the past, can you

paused, then walked away without

Clyde go. Her love came with

where I wasn't a threat

wanted Clyde's love all to herself,

up, he had to be solely devoted to her. She was asking for

Clyde remembered, she would destroy

looking for me at the hospital, finding me still

said he couldn't find you, and you weren't answering your

grabbed me, trying to pull me up,

next, my mind felt like it had crashed, unable to come up with

my hands, asking, "Melanie, how long have you been

of treatment, don't you remember

hard to explain, just

back to

had stayed in before, and I

practically a year-round resident

stay healthy, I'd hang a sign at the door,

generous, but I quickly shook my