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Leonardo passes me a glass of water
"Thanks"
I feel him sit down next to me
His hand caressing my cheek
Apart of me immediately melts into his touch
He's my safe person
Why wouldn't I?
But I also have my walls up and tense at his touch
"Sage?" His voice hits my ears
I'm so used to hearing cold stern voices
But his
It was so gentle but rough
"I don't want to talk about it...." I say putting the glass down on the table
"Ok...." He said
As I look at him I see it in his eyes
It's like seeing me in this state is making his heart break
"How bad is it?" He asks
I stare at him for a second
Trying to figure out what he means
But it dawned on me
He means how bad my situation is
"If I don't get out..... I think I'll end up dead" I said honestly
I feel his hand drop from my cheek
"That bad...?" He said in disbelief
Like my brutal honesty wasn't what he expected
Almost like he wanted me to lie through my teeth
"Leo..."
He got up rubbing the back of his neck
"How long?" He asked
"What?" I questioned
"How long do you think you've got till you're on your deathbed?"
His words hit like a ton of bricks
He was actually asking me how long I think I have before they end up killing me
"Weeks..... months at best" I say
I hear him let a breath out he was holding
I can feel tears falling down my cheeks again
I don't know if it's the fact saying that out loud makes it ten times more true
Or him letting out that breath just really tells me I've probably got no hope
He turns around to look at me
His face softens as he saw my tears
He walked over putting one of his hands out
I want to refuse
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Your Shadow Crosses Mine
RomansaThis book will contain strong sexual themes, mature language, violence and will move fast. He pulls me closer leaving no space between us. "We can't" I mutter inches away from his lips "And what's stopping us?" "Because" I push him away "Leo-, we...
