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“Think of all that I could do, Kingsdaughter.” A deliberate pause. “Then think of all that I don’t.”
“I will not tell you that your uncle didn’t love you. Maybe he did, in the only way he knew how to. But real love isn’t circumstantial. If someone loves you, they will stay when you are at your worst, they will fight for you when you can’t fight for yourself, and they will make sacrifices for you, even when you don’t want them to. They will love you more than their dignity, their pride, or their legacy.
“When you were a child, your parents loved you in that way. Your cousin, Erelie, if she loves you as much as you love her, I know that she hasn’t stopped. When you feel like you have nothing, know that you don’t. You are brave, kind, and strong. You are enough.” He stroked my knee with his thumb. “And you deserve to be loved.”
He was my compulsion. Everything I wanted. Everything I could never admit to wanting.
