Andrew, tears streaming down his face, did not seem to realize I was not emotionally budging for him, still holding me, begging non-stop."Come back to me, please. I'm begging you, Lina. You're my mate, my Moon Queen. I can't be without you.""That's in the past." I pushed Andrew away, his tears meaning nothing to me. "Andrew, that call about you and Louise? That was when I knew I had to leave."I did love you once, but that was ages ago. My saving you time and again wasn't out of love but out of duty. I'm a healer, after all."Your mother, Louise—I hold no grudge against them. I know if you'd stood by me, respected me, seen me as your true partner, they wouldn't have dared cross me."Andrew hesitated, stepping back as if struck.I could sense Dylan's grin from a distance, irrepressible and wide."The magical herb stands for steadfast love between true partners. We're not that, not even close. You could cover Southland in those flowers, and it wouldn't mean a thing to me."Andr
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