Chapter 71

I wondered how I would feel working day and night in a place that took my whole family to the ruins. I estimated how I would feel if I lost all the people I considered important overnight. My chest tightened bitterly as I thought of Kendall given his own luck because of me. That made me really sick.

However, I didn't have to say anything. Recognizing the connection between me and Zachary, I was also aware of the harmony with which our thoughts flowed. The way he so easily raised my chin and caught his gaze on mine, refreshing the weight of my conscience with the brightness in his beautiful eyes, I gave myself all the certainty of this fact.

"Don't be saddened by my story," he asked, lightly caressing my jaw. "Each person must learn how to face their own demons.

I denied it with my head.

"How can you endure this without letting anyone know?

He bowed his lips in a slow smile.

"I had enough time not to embitter the lives of others with my own sorrows