>>Lucy
Panic
Pure panic grasped my brain instantly, I felt like my heart would burst out of my chest when I saw Vincent leave. It was a different kind of fear. Almost similar to the feeling I got when my father was on his deathbed, ready to leave me and Luca at any moment.
It was mortifying.
“No!” I grabbed Vincent’s wrist before he could walk away, “Don’t go!” My body moved before I could process or plan anything in my brain. It was like a flight or fight response and I guess my heart knew I didn’t want him to leave.
Definitely not like that.
He stopped when I grabbed his wrist
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