To complete my tragedy, I felt the mattress sink as someone sat beside me. To make it worse, they uncovered my head."Marianne... I know you're awake. Stop pretending."That voice.That voice wasn't Matt's. I shot up like lightning had struck me, and there he was—Lucius. Sitting right beside me, far too close. My heart felt like it was about to give out, and my breathing was a wreck.It had been four years since I last saw Lucius, but it felt like many more. In his eyes, it seemed like time had doubled, even tripled. There was pain and longing in them.I couldn't help but reach out and touch his face, needing to confirm that this was real. My hands trembled as I caressed his cheeks, shoulders, and hands. Yes, it was him. He had returned."It's you," was all I could manage."Indeed, it's me," he replied, a slight, bitter smile on his lips. "I see you're still yourself, and here we are again, with you engaged to another man."My hands dropped away from him, and my brow furrowed a
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