Dance of Thorns

Chapter 34

BANE

I can hold her, give her something solid to cling to and tell her I love her.

But loving someone doesn’t necessarily mean you know how to fix them.

Make them whole.

Take away their pain.

…Or explain that you’ve known this secret the whole time.

She doesn’t even know the full story yet.

But for now, I give her everything I can. I wrap my arms around her. I tell her how much I love her. That I’m here for her.

And wordlessly, I try to tell her how sorry I am for not telling her the truth.