“You cannot let your will to live be tied to me, Silas. To anyone.” I shook my head as I recalled her final words to me. “You cannot leave me,” I wept quietly. “I need you. My life has no meaning without you.” “Because life is unfair, and tragedy can happen at any time.” I cried harder. I placed a kiss on her forehead, my tears dripping onto her burnt corpse. It was morbid…but it was Lena. My Lena. “You will not give up.” “I can’t…Lena,” I sobbed. “You will not break.” I struggled to breathe as I pictured her face. Her beautiful green eyes…her radiant smile. “Promise me.” My voice was barely a
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