“You know what? Seeing you with her did hurt my feelings. I don’t know why. It shouldn’t have. You have made no promises to me. And I have asked none from you. This union between us was never something that either of us desired. We don’t need to discuss what you were or weren’t doing any further. I know what I saw. You’ve apologized. It is what it is.” “What’s that supposed to mean?” “It means the deal we made? It’s over. The only thing between us now are these stupid embers. I want them gone, and then I want to be gone.” He took a measured step toward me. “Gone from what exactly?” “From
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