Chapter 037
Emilia's POV
I don't know when this constant struggle within my chest started. My heart feels like it's breaking with fear one minute, and then it feels like it is his, Niklas. My love for him lingers, burning brightly, fiercely, and unquestionably. It is a shadow that forewarns me that my love for him could lead to my death. His family bears the shadow's name. His dad. These men live in a world that centres around dominance and power. Their whispers haunt me. They are constantly present. They never cease to observe. They're always waiting for me to do something stupid.
Sometimes breathing is really difficult.
I'm not sure how long I can continue to live this way. I occasionally question whether I'm losing myself. And for what? Could love cost me everything? Or nothing?
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