ANNATORIA
“Yesterday was my last attempt at clinging to one more chance to stay with you. But you won the bet.” I had now zoned out the rainfall; all of my focus was on him as I kept pulling at his hands, silently demanding him to retract everything he was saying. “My queen.” His smile turned upwards. “We have to respect the bet.”
“Let’s bet something else,” I whispered. “Something I can lose. Something…”
“If we delay this, it’ll only hurt worse later. Now is the best time.”
“There is no other way?”
A sharp chuckle burst out of him as he embraced me, his presence dragging splutters of ugly tears out of me. As I shed my heated emotions onto his wet clothes, he answered, “Sadly. This is our end, Annatoria. And now that everything is out…” He lowered his body and I was shocked when he d
