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As soon as the door shut, I leaned against it and dragged in Leo-free air. I stood there, trying to clear my spinning head, for minutes on end. Leo was turning this into a battle of wills that I wasn’t strong enough to win. And I had no idea what would be left of me when all my fears inevitably came true.
Leo Blackfur might think the Moon Goddess had it right, that we were destined to be together, but the only thing I was destined for was to disappoint and destroy the people who loved me. I simply couldn’t do that to him when he was nothing but a sweet, good man.
When I managed to get ahold of myself, I moved further into my house. My skin prickled with awareness despite the walls separating Leo and me. I put away my things and changed out of my school clothes. The busy sounds of c
