“Stephan.”
Stephan’s heart clenched as soon as his eyes met Rose’s cold ones. It had been long since he last saw her. He could feel the tears getting ready to burst the more he stared at her.
“R-Rose,” he cleared his throat. “It has been long.”
Rose scoffed. She too had missed him however her anger towards him still overpowered her longing. She tried to walk past him without a single word, however he was too fast. He caught her arm and gently pulled her back.
“Rose, please don’t be like this. I’m sorry that you have to go through all of this because of me but there was no other way. It was the only way to save you!”
Rose knew she was being harsh but she couldn’t help it; she roughly pulled her arm away from him and turned on her heels, trying to get away from his presence. Before she
