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My ass hits the floor with a thud, ly sobs as tears pour out ofaround me in the too-small space

“Ah fuck, butterfly” Bennett sla s I turn into hi cry at a time

7

SHADOW

I kneas alike hell it would happen in front of me I should have known better Shila doesn’t like to let her guard down, at least she didn’t back then, and it seems it’s much the saetting as close as possible, it fucking tore at s inside of one

“You gotta stop, Shila Take a deep breath, butterfly” I’ for the least twentyit before then

“I can’t” She takes a deep breath, lifts her head out of the crook ofit back to where it was, and says, “Bennett, I feel like this is a drea for the other shoe to drop, and then it’ll be like this didn’t even happen”

“Not goin’ anywhere, not if I have my way Which I will It’s you and ettin’ you secure in that mindset Tomorrow, I’ll talk to the brothers They’ll wanna meet you I’ll tell theoin’ anywhere,” I tell her again, needing to get that through to her

“My mind knows that, it really does, butsyste It doesn’tto suck back the tears that are never ending She’s still fucking beautiful to me

“Then we’ll have to get you all worked out” Her dark towel is a contradiction to her fair complexion

“Don’t you look at etting a glimpse of her