My Red Queen |Red Queen fanfic|

I Love Her Too

                                                                                 ~Cal~

"I made you my punching bag", Mare's watery eyes glimmer in the moonlight, "I helped bring you down".

"At least you're not alone now".

Mare smiles at me. A weak, half-hearted smile but she tries to be strong.

She's a liar, a thief

"Choose me, Mare".

My last words to her before she leaves me. It's all my fault, I let her go. I allowed her to wander off, I was willing to let her go. How can I have been so stupid, after all, we've been through? Fighting against Maven, escaping death at every twist and turn. For what? For her, Mare, the woman I love, to be lured back into his trap.
She's his, he keeps his hold on her. He lies to her just to keep her near, he kills for her, he'll do anything for her. Maven spins a good tale but even I know he can't hide his true feelings. His constant need, he's everlasting desire to have her.

I asked her to choose me, to love me.

I've spent enough time with her to know that she fears to open herself up in such a way . Especially after all that she's been through, I know of her fear. I am no fool, I witnessed her pain, I watched her tears drown her eyes, I held her through her nightmares, I comforted her the best I could.

I'll fight for you Mare

I will do whatever it takes to free her. Never will I stop fighting for her. She deserves the world, she deserves to be free, to have hope.
This is my fault. I brought her here, I exposed her to our toxicity. Hell, I was the one who trapped her, I saw her trying to escape but being the blindly loyal son I was, I locked her up. Forced her into a prison cell. I watched, I allowed for her life, everything she knew and anything she ever loved to be ripped away.

I have to save her. I won't rest until she's free