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“You drive I’ve had too much to drink”

His voice was soft, and hoarse, and her heart ached for hi process just to have the wound ripped open once more

“Okay,” she said

She studied him in her peripheral vision as they made their way out of the house and to her car His face orn Dark circles had begun to forhter than usual It was clear her drea Once they were in her car she turned on the radio to drown out the voices in her head The revelation had brought a damn lot of doubt up He couldn’t love her ht he did it could be a lie Life was a cruel bitch to give her everything she wanted and contaazed out theHe looked so ht tears to her eyes It was his obvious need for joy that had her attracted her to hih she’d be the first to admit his looks and fit body didn’t hurt Her lips twitched upward as she thought of their journey

No matter how their story ended it’d been worth it Nuiven her that Which is why I need to fight for him! Maybe he doesn’t want that Only way to know is to ask him, Juniper You’ve never been a coward Don’t start now A part of her wanted to lie down on the ground and kick and screaet her way After all she’d been through, it’d be a well-deservedShe needed to approach this situation with a clear head or she’d lose

Hannah was more than just powerful; she was a master of manipulation She knew every button to press when it caame system It had never occurred to her that she’d be visited in her dreams She licked her dry lips, and cleared her throat as she ran over what she wanted to say

“I know this must be hard for you, Oliver Talk to me”

“And say what? This whole thing is my fault, Juni If I’d never chosen Cupa you wouldn’t be involved in any of this mess”

“That’s not what I care about”

She watched him out of the corner of her eye, and took a shaky breath Her Mother had always said if you didn’t want to know the answer to a question, you shouldn’t ask it If Oliver answered wrong, things could end prematurely

“Since you told ht ere past that”

“Are you honestly telling me you foresee a future beyond this?” His voice was a lazy drawl from the alcohol

“Suddenly you don’t?” Anger made her words sharp

“I just found out the wo for the past two years blames me for her death So if you want to know if my mind is in turmoil the ansould be yes I’m torn in two different directions I love you, but I owe her”

“Owe her what, Oliver? Has it ever occurred to you, she chose to stay behind and whatever’s resulted from that is on her?”