Chapter 10

That partly made him happy... but for some reason that he could not yet understand, he did not feel as happy as he used to.

The face of her one” night lover flashed through her mind.

His heart squeezed.

Love did not consider himself a sentimentalist as such; how could he be when no one showed any emotion other than pity or contempt?

Contempt to be in a world where he is not needed because of his special condition and is therefore considered a nuisance.

Still, only her memories of last night would remain of meeting Reth Kenett, a man she could not let into her heart, much less her life.

If Reth ever found out about his condition, he was sure he would not survive; his look of pity would be more painful than a punch in the stomach.

I just couldn’t stand it, not from him, he though