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“It wouldn’t be fair if he didn’t get his own happy ever after. It wouldn’t.” Layla said, shaking her head to get the thought out of her mind.

“He can’t leave a life of heartbreak just because you chose to be with Pyro instead. That would be horrible. Really, really horrible.”

She couldn’t imagine that life for him or for Zayne and Alaric. If she ended up choosing one of them, that meant the other would end up like Sylvan. And she couldn’t let that happen.

“Don’t worry, he will.” Eleanor smiled at her. “It might take a while, but his feelings for me will die, and he’s going to love another person more than he ever loved me. Sol promised me that. The same thing for Alaric and Zayne. Whoever you don’t choose is going to fall in love with another person. It might take a while for them to move on, but it will happen.”

“That’s a relief.” Layla sighed as she let out a deep breath. “I was really worried. I mean, it won’t be fair to the other.”

“I know. I had the same worry too when I reject