Having borne real affection that resulted from his ceaseless solitude and willingness to stand by me even in the direst moments, I wasn’t prepared to give him up, which was my anxieties about the possibility of being plucked out of his life worsened whenever I found Mary doting on him.
“The day I was divested of my father and Tobias, I had somehow convinced myself how I wouldn’t be loved again, for they had been my only source of genuine care and affection for the longest time. But, you came offering me a love, which was far more than a carnal attachment and one that I had never experienced before, which was why I am afraid to let go,” I poured my heart out, believing it to be the only way to get him to understand why I got so worked up over discovering Mary’s fondness for him.
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