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Seventy-four: Xander
When I walked away from Ayla, I made my way to the woods. I transitioned and ran for so long. Until I was out of breath and my feet burnt. My anger blinded the hell out of me that I blocked the mind-link between the two of us. I didn't want to be in contact with her. She didn't trust me. I did my best to show her how much she meant to me and that I regretted everything I had done to her, yet she didn't trust me. Perhaps my love wasn't enough. She needed something more from me. Something I didn't know.
It was hard for me to sleep without her in my arms the first night. I kept tossing and turning the whole night and only fell asleep around five in the morning only to wake up two hours later. When I woke up, I debated going back home, but I still wasn't ready. Rowena and Dinah assured me that she was okay though.
On the second day, I buried myself in work, trying to block her away from my mind, but it was hard to do that when her name flashed ten times on my phone scree
Sara IslamDo you think Xander deserves to feel this pain? Published on July 16th, 2021 Sara
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