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For so reason, Fauna’s words struck . As she stepped away, Haiden continued to grunt about her audacity, while I stared in indifference, wondering if what shaped our existence was different from hers.
"Co on, don’t think too much about her. She’s crazy," Haiden remarked, rolling his eyes at her.
"Are you sure she is?" I asked, watching him raise his eyebrow at . "I an, I just want to say that I’m kind of debating whether I am that clingy person too."
The minute I said that, Haiden gestured with his hand and rose from the bed again. He moved to a chair, pulled another seat closer to the floor lamp in front of , and sat facing .
"Don’t think about it. She’s our mate. That is the difference," he explained.
As he tried to explain, it sounded like a bunch of excuses, to be honest.
"Well, soone who has already made a decision. Haiden, I’ll tell you sothing. I have done the sa thing. I have tried to cause a rift between the two of them many tis. Even the last ti they were together on the mainland, they were fighting because of , because I was playing gas with them. So how am I better than Fauna?"
" Oh wait," I snapped my fingers, almost like I had just gotten an idea.
" I’m not better than her. In fact, I’m worse than her because at least she did not cause trouble or lie about things to break you and Clentine apart."
As soon as I finished, a look of guilt started to show on Haiden’s face.
"The thing is, I don’t know why I feel like that. If we do not stop and respect her decision now, we might even lose her as a friend. And I don’t want to do that, Haiden." I paused as a sense of sadness took over .
"It will be so hard for to move on from her," Haiden admitted, sharing his feelings for her.
I an, I already knew that, and he knew that I loved her too.
Haiden looked around before clenching his fist angrily. "This is all because of Oriana. She ruined my chance," he muttered, looking up to get a reaction from . I guessed he was expecting to believe that too.
"No, Haiden. The truth is that she would have always picked Ian. We were too caught up in trying to have her instead of trying to win her. Because of that, we pushed her away. We pushed her beyond what we could even see. We all had our chances. We all had our monts. And Ian used his very wisely."
I paused as I buried my face in my hands, then moved one hand to rub my neck.
"Well, so next ti when we see her, we are not going to expect her to choose us?" Haiden asked, his eyes showing a hint of sadness and tears.
"I think she will respect us for respecting her decision," I replied.
That was all I said before Haiden threw his head back and covered his eyes with his hands.
It was not easy for us to do all that. Clentine was special. Too special for us. So losing her felt like losing a part of myself. But I was willing to do it. I was willing to let her fix her relationship with Ian and not intervene to ruin the good monts for her anymore.
"I think you’re right. I don’t want to push her further either, and I don’t want her to be sad because of the gas I am playing or the gas we are playing. So the decision will be in her hands. If Ian is who she has chosen, I will respect that. But damn, it is going to be so hard," Haiden remarked, rising from his seat and wandering around the room, pacing anxiously.
While he moved, my cell phone rang again. I stared at the unknown caller and frowned. I had been receiving calls, and every ti I picked up, I only heard grunting and scuffling from the other side.
In the beginning, I thought maybe it was Clentine. But then I heard a quiet hello, and it did not sound like soone I knew. It was more like a whisper, and I thought maybe soone was just bothering .
I an, ever since Orianas truth had co out, I had expected people to call us and tease us for not trusting our friend, or even just to apologize to us for what that woman had done to us. Or maybe it was Oriana trying to stir things up again.
"You need to answer that call. Maybe it is urgent," Haiden urged.
Finally, the constant ringing of my phone caught Haiden’s attention, and he told to pick up the call.
"All right, give a minute," I said, picking up my phone and stepping toward the balcony. I noticed Haiden hurrying into the bathroom to freshen up.
"Hello?" I answered, expecting the sa kind of nonsense.
And just as I had expected, the call cut off. I groaned and shoved my phone into my pocket when my eyes drifted into the distance.
I watched Mariana and Fauna standing under a tree, as if they were having a very personal conversation. It seed intense, and for so reason, it caught my attention.
I knew for a fact that Fauna liked Haiden a lot, but I was curious to know why two princesses were having a conversation away from the main mansion.
The two were speaking when I noticed Mariana’s eyes lift. She went silent, and Fauna followed her gaze. They both looked at in silence before Mariana gave a classic and formal nod in greeting. Then Fauna did the sa, bending her knees slightly.
I wondered why Haiden did not want to give Fauna a chance. I an, I would love for soone to care about that much.
One-sided love was sotis very painful because when I watched couples, I wondered if Clentine would ever love the sa way.
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