See him like…
The lighter fell out of her hands.
"Where are you?" She whispered, setting the candelabra down.
Her question was met with silence.
"I'm not going to leave you, Theodore. We both chose this, so both of us have to suffer the consequences together. Tell me where you are so I can come to you or I will light this candle."
Nothing.
"You were more honest than I was." He finally said.
She blinked. What was he talking about?
"I do not understand."
"You broke the engagement because of me, did you not? And you hid the true reason because you didn't want to hurt Friedrich." There was a pause. "I lied to him because I could not live with myself at the time. And now, he thinks that my lies and betrayal are one and the same."
Everetta followed the sound of his voice, walking around the bed until she found herself staring down at a dark shadow.
She reached out and touched it just to be sure. Warmth spread through her fingertips at the contact.
It was him.
