Chapter Twenty-Three
Leviathan POV The silence between us was thick. She was thinking about what I had to say. I could feel Altair pacing in my head. “At least she didn’t dismiss it immediately. This means if she forgives you then she actually forgives you.” I couldn’t answer him back. Every second felt like an hour. I heard her get up and pain gripped my heart. She was leaving. I would accept it, no matter the pain it caused me. I deserved it. I felt her come closer to me, which left me with hope. She bent down in front of me. “Open your eyes and look at me.” I followed her instructions. I saw something in her eyes that brought me hope. I saw love. She wiped away the tears I didn’t realize I had trailing down my cheeks. “What you did that night hurt. I’m not talking about the whipping. Yes that hurt, but not
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