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“I wasn’t always this wohter Be sure you re it slam behind her

A plan formed in my mind I knew exactly what I needed to do to prove to Rachel just how I felt and that she’d done the ied me

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RACHEL

Killian: I’?

I stared at hisin there I sat inin front of me The beautiful structure had taken on an oardens were filled with colorful flowers

I took a deep breath and got out Killian sat on one of the benches out in front of the htly in his hands My heels clacked off the stone steps and he glanced up He stood the

his hands in his pockets

“You came,” he said, wonder in his voice

“I said I would” I tugged on the he I was in jeans and a t-shirt Part of me wore these clothes to irl he’d known back in the city I wasn’t going to let hiames with me The other part of rass, holding onto his ar like we hadn’t torn each other’s worlds apart Anger and longing warred inside me and I wasn’t sure which one would win Or which one I wanted to win It was so easy to hold onto that anger That hat I wanted to feel, but the longing crept in and settled in ht me to tears

I didn’t think Dahlia would have sent hi I’d asked her not to tell , so I kind of pushed her hand

“Ok, let’s start your tour,” I said, trying to step past hirabbedat him over my shoulder

“I’ll double the donation, if you just sit out here with me for a while, so we can talk”

“Killian”

“Please,” he said, plaintively and I took a deep breath and nodded He led me to the bench he’d just vacated, and sat beside me A thick manila envelope laid on the bench beside him