Armin swallowed hard, his mind torn between the intensity of Seraphina’s plea and the tangled mess of the situation he found himself in. His hands gripped her waist tighter, his body responding to her touch even as his mind tried to pull him back to reality.
Seraphina cupped his face in her hands, forcing him to look at her, her eyes wide with desperation. "I love you, Armin," she whispered, her voice soft but filled with conviction. "I always have. Please, don’t let me go. Let me be the one by your side. I’ll do anything... Just don’t leave me behind."
Her words hung in the air, the tension between them thick and electric. Armin could feel the weight of her emotions, the raw vulnerability in her plea. She had laid everything out in front of him, and now it was his decision—his move.
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