I watched the love in his eyes grow as he wiped the tears away from them corners of my eyes. He was struggling inside. I saw the raw emotions pushing towards the surface and my fears filled me. The hurt, the lack of trust. The pain we have inflicted upon each other over fears of not trusting in each other. Can I just give into him? Can I pull away? I don’t even know what is in my heart. My heart is willing to leap. But my head is fighting tooth and nail to cut and run. A pit repeated pointing out that Alaric is the smarter choice, in my stomach turns and the sick feeling courses through my body. His words ringing and rattling around in my brain. Esmeralda what should I do?
Her voice in my head was nothing but silent. She had pulled back and was allowing me to feel what I needed to feel.
