A guarantee against something he’s already sworn not to do isn’t worth that. Nothing is worth that, especially when her peace of mind can never truly be guaranteed. She’s lived her whole life braced for another blow, but no amount of preparation or precaution has stopped them from landing. All her life, love has been a scarce and precious resource, something earned or denied, something she starved for every day. But with Wes, love is different. It is reckless and inexhaustible. It is freely given. It simply is. Time and time again, he’s stayed beside her through her doubt. He’s shown her that
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