We ran back with Orion in front and almost a mile away from me. I suppose I should thank him for not leaving me completely in some unknown land, but honestly, he might as well have. It’s like nothing happened between us. It’s like we didn’t just have that amazing moment. Much like my announcement that I would be staying, this moment was supposed to be the best— and it was, until he did this. I feel… used. I feel abandoned and lost. I never expected my first to be rainbows and butterflies but I also didn’t expect to just be left like some used tissue. Because that’s what I felt. Discarded and forgotten. Used and left. Sure, he looks back from time to time, but where is his sympathy? Where is his care? It wasn’t even a minute after we… did it and now I’m running back to the castle with l

