Dahlia

After Adrian leaves, Alaric turns around to look at me with devotion in his eyes, but I don’t trust the emotion he is showing me.

Why should I?

He never stands for what he is feeling. He always runs, always leaves me alone when things get too real and even though I want him here, presence isn’t enough. Because what’s the point if his heart isn’t in it? What’s the point if I’m talking to a wall?

“Now what?” Alaric asks, and when his lips form a ...