"TALK TO ME," Karden said a long while later.
He lay on the bed after I had wiggled out from under him a few minutes ago and though I hadn't gotten up, I maintained stiffness and distanced myself on the bed.
"Tell me what's wrong," he pleaded, inching a bit close to me but not enough to touch me. He was respecting the space I had chosen to create, and my heart swells more towards him.
"You said...never mind." I clamped my mouth shut, securing the quilt even more around me.
"What? That I love you?" he asked.
I nodded but didn't look his way. I can't help it, but right now, as I watched the slanting rays of sun threatening to spill through the drawn curtains, I can't help but wonder if Karden truly loved me. Or if he had said those words because of the heat of the moment.
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