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December 21st4:29 a.m.
I roam the garden by myself. I've sat a few times on the benches, letting the cool air keep me awake, but I've mostly been walking around. It does me good, being out here in the dark, under the stars, trying not to think too hard about my last conversation running through my head.
It shouldn't be. I shouldn't keep thinking about it. But now I can't get it out of my mind. I want so badly to talk to someone about it, but Seth wouldn't like that. He wouldn't want me to. He's kept it to himself all these years, and he had to work through it all by himself. I won't betray him like that. No one can know.
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A FLAME IN THE DARK • a selection story
RomanceFae Dick thought when the Selection of Prince Asher was announced that she should enter. She knew her family wouldn't be too thrilled at the prospect, but Fae was always known to do things spontaneously, and she was looking to get more out of her an...