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My little dragon. Fierce and beautiful. Brave and
passionate.
Lila didn’t give up this time. Oh no, she fought me, teeth
and claws, until I had no choice but to let her into my life
again. She fought for me.
She had been right. Again.
We turned something beautiful into something ugly,
without even realizing we were the reason for all the hurt.
Not her past or mine. Not Christian or Bianca. It was all…
us.
Our stubbornness. Our pride. Our need to protect each
other in our own messy ways. There was an angry beast
inside of me, ugly and vindictive. I was feeding it,
unconsciously. And Lila? She had a fucked-up way of
rationalizing things.
I regretted all of what I’d done. Ripping that
dreamcatcher away? That was our breaking point. Hurting
her deliberately over Bianca? That was where I fucked up.
I was going to tell her the truth in the hospital… but
when she left again, walked away, without a second
glance… something snapped in me. The echo was loud, the
sound harsh in my own ears, as she ripped my heart from
my chest and took it with her.
I hurt her.
I hurt me.
Giving her back our dreamcatcher was the beginning of
fixing whatever we had broken between us. That night, I
came to her with all my frustration, all the chaotic feelings
inside of me. Lila embraced them… she held me, while I
took from her. Again and again.
When she fell asleep with me still inside her, I stayed
awake for hours. Just looking at her sleeping face. So
beautiful. So trusting.
I hated what I had done to her…
So that night, I wrapped my pinky around hers and
made another promise.