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105. “What are you afraid of?”
It’s strange to think, that there’s things that even Hak is scared of, that there are things that make him shake and tremble, that cause him to cling so desperately to even her.
Strong arms hold her tighly, and though under other circumstances, she’d push him away, she does nothing of the sort; instead she returns it and pale fingers brush against the hair on his nape lightly.
Soon, he would be free of his orders from her Father, he could live for himself, rather then die for her; and that was all she could really hope for. She had bound him to her in such a cruel way, for so long.
Even now, after all this time; she realized that she truly had been a cruel woman to him.
Stay.
She doesn’t want to say goodbye, not to her beloved friends, and certainly not to him; but she promised she would let him go.
She pulls away, and fingers move to caress his cheek, a smile on her lips. "I haven’t come this far to give up now, Hak. I will not die here, Kouka needs me."
“We will not die here.”
