“Leave her,” Bryony told me with empathy in her eyes. “Let her calm down. When she’s ready, she’ll come to you.” I didn’t like that idea. I didn’t like the thought of her leaving without me, feeling so hurt, but I nodded and let Bryony turn her back on me and leave too. Once we heard the front door close, I faced the others and asked, “Why does it feel like my heart’s just been ripped out?” Devon sighed, and Adam took a step closer to me. “Because you love her,” he said. “And when she hurts, you hurt a million times more. That’s how it goes.” I couldn’t speak. All I could do was let Adam’s
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