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The lightness in the moment dimmed as I met his eyes. “I have everything I need without taking yours, Lorik. I’m not here for your money, you know that.” I paused for a moment, allowing my words to settle. “So, what brings you here today?”
Lorik’s face grew serious, the playful tone from earlier replaced by something heavier. “What’s this about the money you put on my card?” he asked, his eyes searching mine.
I stood from my desk, brushing it off with a shrug. “It’s nothing. Forget it.”
efore I could take a step, Lorik caught my wrist, his grip firm but gentle. “No. You’re not leaving
until you explain.”
I sighed, knowing where this was going. “That money was supposed to come out of my pocket, Lorik,” I said softly.
His hand slid down my arm, pulling me into his embrace. His voice was low, laced with concern.
“But the amount you transferred is far more than those debts. You’re trying to prove something,
aren’t you?”
I smirked, letting him pull me closer. There was a glint of determination in my eyes as I said,
“Everyone assumed I married you for money back then. I’m paying you back, Lorik. I want them to
see that I can make my own way, that I don’t need anything from you.”
Lorik’s breath hitched, his chest tightening as he held me tighter. “And what were you after, then?”
He knew the answer. He’d known it for years, but he needed to hear it from my lips.
Silence hung between us for a long moment. When I finally spoke, my voice was quiet. “Before, I
came for you–for you as a person.”
As soon as the words left my lips, Lorik’s arms enveloped me completely, pulling me into a fierce hug. His hold was so tight I could barely breathe, but I didn’t want to pull away. Our hearts beat in sync, the thin layers of fabric between us doing little to mask the warmth of our bodies or the rhythm of our shared heartbeat.
He lowered his voice, his words shaky, “Three years ago, I was nothing but a wreck. I could barely walk, let alone take care of myself. What did you see in me?”
There it was again–the doubt he always harbored. Back then, when he was at his lowest, he couldn’t fathom why someone would marry him. He’d always believed I only stayed because of my parents‘
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debt, that I had no choice. Each time he lost control, he feared I’d leave, compensating me with money as if it could soothe the damage.
I raised my hand to his cheek, the warmth of his skin grounding me. “Because we’re mates, Lorik,” I said simply, my voice filled with the certainty I felt deep within. “From the first moment we made love in college, I knew. I knew you were the one I’d be tied to for the rest of my life, whether you
remembered that or not.”
The wind outside rustled the trees, casting shadows on the walls of the dimly lit room. It felt as if the
night itself wrapped around us, cradling us in the moment.
Lorik’s breathing quickened, his chest rising and falling as he leaned in closer. In one swift movement, he lifted me effortlessly, carrying me over to the couch. He placed me down with such
are, as if I were something fragile he never wanted to break.
I was going to push him away, but at this moment, I recalled that image from many years ago–
That time, not long after joining the academy, I had spent that crazy and blissful night with Lorik at
the lakeside flat.
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In a moment of my trance, his fingers brushed lightly over my face, tracing the lines of my cheek. His eyes, those deep pools of emotion, stared into mine with a kind of tenderness I hadn’t seen in years. He started brushing his lips against mine, hesitant at first. But then the kiss deepened, and I
felt all the emotions we’d been holding back come crashing through.
His hands moved gently over my body, and I responded, feeling the heat build between us. The
world outside faded away as we became lost in each other, the weight of the past falling away like
old memories.
As we lay there, wrapped up in one another, I finally felt like we were on the same page.
“I haven’t forgotten you, Shelly,” he murmured, his voice thick with emotion.
I didn’t take his words seriously, I just laughed and said, ‘No, I bet you don’t remember having
with a girl named Shirley when you were at the academy.’
Just as I was about to push him away and leave, his next comment made me stay where I was in
shock.
“That late night at the lakeside flat, wasn’t it?‘ Lorik looked at me with a look of concentration, ‘I told you, I always remembered you.‘
My heart skipped a beat. His words hung in the air between us, and I found myself questioning everything. Hadn’t he once said he’d only been with one person in college? And I’d always assumed
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that person was Lorcia. But now…could it have been me?
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