Chapter 104. She Does Not Remember Me

Danica fidgeted uncomfortably; she knew Aakifahlynn was everything to her brother, and he would be miserable without her.

"Why would you want to do that?" She asked, her voice now barely above a whisper.

"Because every time one thing is constant, Danica, she dies..., whether it's from running from me. Or whether she falls for me."

Demarion stood up abruptly and started pacing the length of the office. "And when she falls for me, she forgets about the war and ending those treacherous people and becomes consumed with finding a way to break the curse."

"My CURSE. It consumes her, the need for me to live freely, and Goddess, I love that she loved me half of a fraction of how much I love her, but that is no life for her. I want us to at least enjoy our life together and have one lifetime with just us."

He paused and gazed up at the ceiling as if he'd dreamt about that life countless times and was merely reciting it.

"Living out our days, growing o