A muscle in her jaw twitched. “Jules, I—” The words caught in her throat. I can’t be that burden. Not when someone else might have something to live for. “Please. I can’t—I won’t let anyone else die for me. It’s not—I’ve lived my life. If it’s my time, then so be it. No one need sacrifice themselves for me. Especially not you.”
Before she knew what had come over her Juliette’s hand left her side and whipped through the air towards Kai’s cheek. A snarl of disappointment twisted her features into a harsh mask and she brought the hand she had used to hit her friend up to her chest. “You have no right to ask that of us.”
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Her jaw clenched, but the brunette remained silent. Juliette was right, as much as she didn’t want her to be. She’d seen...
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Part of her knew she and Kai would never be able to reach a compromise about all of this. No matter what her friend said...