Elsa
The silence that followed was deafening. He looked at me, his eyes shadowed with something dark and broken. For a moment, I thought he would argue, that he would try to defend himself, but he didn’t. He just stood there, his shoulders slumped, his head bowed, and I realised that deep down, he knew I was right. He knew.
“Do you have any idea how afraid I am right now?” I asked, my voice shaking as I tried to keep the tears at bay. “Afraid that if I’m ever in danger, you won’t love me enough to do whatever it takes to save my life? That you’ll decide it’s not worth the cost?”
He flinched, as if I’d struck him, but I didn’t stop.
“I feel duped, Adam,” I whispered, the words raw and full of pain. “Cheated. Because our love… it’s not the same. You said you’d give up everything for me,
