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.

lived together during college for four years, and I knew her temperament

hearing about Clyde's condition, Rachel pondered for a moment before nodding

back, and he's devoted only to me, I won't

emotionless as she looked at me, then turned to

he remembers everything? If he becomes the Clyde of

my words, she paused, then walked

wouldn't let Clyde go. Her love came with

where I wasn't a threat to her relationship

Clyde's love all

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

she would destroy

came looking for me at

he couldn't find you, and

pull me up,

felt like it

have you been sitting here? Let's head back to the ward."

mentioned he wanted to start a new phase of

hard to explain, just come

was practically dragged back

had stayed in before, and

a year-round

healthy, I'd hang a sign at

but I quickly shook