He knew all too well the feeling of helplessness. It used to come accompanied by a searing wave of anger. That is why he knew that this was not a case of disability. It went much further. It was a resigned shock . The one he had reserved for that situation, because he knew that sooner or later, Yuri would find out. Lies were very short”legged, she was very clever, and he had been too careless. He didn't even bother to make sure they kept his secret.
As she stared at the elevator doors, the last thing on her mind was who had told her. His lost eyes went to the number of the floor he was passing. It was a withering countdown. Sixteen, fifteen, fourteen, thirteen... With every second, she was further and further away from him. When he reached the ground floor, the possibility of going after her fleetingly crossed his mind. But he didn't.
It would have been cruel to approach her in that state. It was not convenient for him to let time pass; it would be bette
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That doesn't say much in your favor. You lied to me.“I'm not talking about that. You had to feel the pull. You had to notice how I melted for you even there. My heart was going to jump out of my chest. It's impossible that you didn't notice. It was all he could hear; my erratic heartbeat It was totally genuine... And it has stayed that way until I saw you again.“I may have thought of hurting you, but I never put it into practice, and you can't deny that there was something of me for you from the beginning.She dug her fingers into his jacket and pressed her forehead against his shoulder. He was crying and it was so unbearable that his eyes were stinging too."You shouldn't have allowed someone else to tell me." You told me about your father, your brother... You told me about yourself. W”why not Campbell's?"Because I would never be ready to talk about how my mother died." It is not a problem of trust towards you, nor is it my de
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At least Yuri seemed comfortable with the change of scenery. He smiled at the nurse and nodded when she asked him anything. She let him do his work with her with complete submission. She didn't look scared, nor did she seem worried in the least. Again... trust . How much she trusted herself. It was so calm in there that Marc was about to believe that nothing really was happening.The echo of footsteps and a powerful voice interrupted that brief moment of peace.“Here you are. They have given us the wrong room number. Useless bastards.Marc stood up as soon as Moore entered the room. He checked his watch out of the corner of his eye, after associating the feminine shoes that were on his heels with Yuri's mother. Not even twenty minutes had passed since he made the call. At most, twenty”five.Looking away from his wristwatch, he realized that Moore had stopped in the middle of the room and was looking at him with a grimace.&ldqu
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A guy like that couldn't arouse those kinds of feelings. He was a worthy rival in this respect; Marc would never take a step in the opposite direction if the other took it forward, neither out of consideration nor for momentum, and Caleb never backed down. But that day it was convenient to keep the distances for what could happen. It had become pretty clear that Caleb was one of those guys who, when they were sad or disappointed, would get mad so it wouldn't show. And she didn't want to be the focus of his rage. However, he did not want to sit in the other corner and spend hours alone. The truth was that Marc was afraid of living the waiting room experience without someone by his side, even if it was his archenemy and his jaw was throbbing because of him. What did it matter if he was a bit aggressive and unpleasant. It seemed so much better than his destructive memories, which, as timely as ever, had come back to keep him company. Plus she found it amusing how easy i
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