A Lover and A Liar

I Forgive You

It felt like she had been sleeping for days. Maybe even weeks. And frankly, Alina knew it was only because Julian had held her tight in his arms the entire time. She could feel his hands even while sleeping, the way they held her and ran through her hair over and over again.

She would never fit in a pair of arms better than she fit in his.

And now that they weren’t around her body any longer, she felt cold, no matter the fire from the fireplace, and the blanket above her.

Julian was nowhere in sight, however.

Had he left?

He had every reason to, of course. It didn’t mean her throat wouldn’t start drying with the thought of never seeing him again.

If not even saying goodbye was his punishment for what she had done to him, it was cruel. And well deserved.

But Alina was tired of not sa