The previous day’s anxieties were overcome by a long night’s discourse on how there was nothing but my own will which would deprive me of Kai’s companionship. The assurances, accompanied by sweet nothings, were proven to be the best remedy that my ailing heart required to recuperate from the indignities that had been showered on me by Mary.
Though it was unpardonably cruel of her to buffet me with these nocuous charges, I did understand the need behind it. Even when I had sworn to have fallen in love with Kai, I knew that deep inside my heart there was still an unconquerable affection reserved for Tobias, who had been the only source of comfort for me for several years, a realisation that didn’t come without producing a pang or two.
“Enough with what I’ve lost. Let me now cherish what
