LYRIC Ragefilledmybones.Ineverknewhehadsuchanuglyside.
HewasaboutshootingatanotherwindowwhenIgotintheway.Fine!Youvemadeyourpoint.Everythingdoesnthavetobeaboutviolence.Iglareddaggersathim.
He lookedatthebrokenglasses,thenatme,hiseyesdevoidofemotion.Believeme,thereisnothingviolentaboutthis.Youllknowviolencewhenyouseeone.
Myheartconstrictedwith fury,somuchthatIwishedIcouldpouritalloutonhim.ButwhowasIkidding? Dowehaveanunderstanding,then?Heasked,casuallyputtinghishandsbehindhisback.
Wedo.Now,putthegunaway.
Moretomydismay,hepointedatanotherwindow.
What??Whatwaswrongwithhim? Iknowdaughterslikeyouareusuallyillbred,butyoumustlearntospeaktomewithrespect,consideringthefactthatyouIlbeassociatedwithmeforsometime.
Iscoffed,feelinginsulted.Iopenedmymouthtoretortbutinstantlypausedwhenhecockedthegun.Hiswarningwasclear:sayanotherwrongwordandlosemorewindows.
MynailsdugintomypalmsasIfistedmyhands.HowdidInotseethispartofhimfiveyearsago?Howdidhemanagetobesodeceptivelycalmandgentle? Iunderstand,Icouldntkeepmytonefrombeingscathing.

Hisgazelingeredonmebeforehefinallyloweredhisgun.Heturnedtofather.Ihopeyoudonotmindthelittledisplay,itwasnecessarytomakemypointclear.Dontworry,Illtakecareoftherepairs.
Iscoffedathowarroganthesounded,likehewasdoingmyfatherafavour.
Whenhelookedatme,Itoremygazeaway,crossingmyarmsacrossmychest.Someonewillbeheretofetchyoutomorrow.Onep.m.Beready.
Heturnedaway,headingtohiscar.Usingtheopportunity,Iglaredheavilyathisback.
Ugh!Whatabrute! Now,Iwasmoreconcernedabouthavingtolivewithhimforayear.Withhowbadthingswerebetweenus,IwouldntbesurprisedifIdidntmakeitoutalive.
Asexpected,fatherwasangryoverthefactthatIhadsnubbedJarisrequesttomeetwithmeearlier.IhadtoremindhimthatifitwasntforthefactthatIwasdoingthisfor him,Idbelonggonetomycountry.
I didntlikeithere.Notonebit.
Well,nowthatIwaslikelytosignthecontract,IneededtofullyendthingswithRoderick.IcouldntbecomesomeoneelsesLunaifIstillhadsomesillybondwithanother.
Igavehimwhatfeltlikeahundredmissedcalls,butheignoredallofthem.
Eventually,hecalledmeathisowntimeintheevening,requestingtomeetinagardenheowned.

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Whyarentwejustgoingtothetemple?Wecouldmeetupthere,Iaskedhimoverthephone.
Wellgotothetemple.Ijustneedtoshowyousomething.
Afteraslightargument,Iagreedtomeetwithhim.
Inlessthananhour,IarrivedandfoundhimintheVIPsection,sittingaloneinthemiddleofthegarden.Suchanuglyfigureinthemidstofbeautifulflowers.
Ofcourse,Roderickhadgoodlooks,buthisheartwas notthesame.
Thanksforcoming,Iwasntusedtohimbeingsopolite.Please,takeaseat.
ButIdidnt.Ididntcomeheretosit.Whatisit Canyoulistentomeandjustsit,Lyric? 75%fastaboutitsowecangotothetemple.
Successfullyunlocked! IalreadytoldyouNo.Gostraighttothepoint.Please.
Geez,itfeltgoodtohavemyownwill.HowhadIsurvivedastheoldLyric? Fine.Hetookadeepbreath.Iwantustogetbacktogether.
1/2 13 Alarmswentoffinmyhead.Foramoment,Iwasnumb,hiswordstakinglongerthanusualto register.

Excuseme?Iscoffed,battingmylashes.SweetSeraphis,pleasetellmeyourejoking.
Ihavenoreasonto.Look,IknowIwasanassholetoyou.Iwasrude,treatedyouwithdisdain…Im sorry,Lyric,Ididntknowanybetter.
ButIpromiseyou,Imreadytodobetter.Ifyoucouldgivemeonemorechancegiveusonemorechance-Ipromiseitllbethebest decisionofyourlife.
Icouldntstopstaringathim.IwasactuallytemptedtotouchhimjusttobesureIwasntdreaming.Becausehowwasthishappeningrightnow!? RoderickFletcheraskingmetogetbackwithme?Oh,hesgotto bekiddingme! Yourenotjoking,Imumbled,myforeheadcrinklingwithafrown.Youactuallycalledmeheretosaythis?Really? Lyric- Weareover!Iyelledathim.YoumadethatveryclearwhenyouthrewmeoutofyourPackafterusingmetoachieveyourlamedesires!Foroverayear,Ilivedlikeaslave!Youwouldntevenletmelookatyoubecauseyouhatedthesightofmyfacesomuch.Imeantnothi
ngtoyou,Roderick!Andnow,becauseLyricisdifferent,you suddenlywantmeback?Hestoodup.ItsItsnotwhatyouthink.Look,I Idontwannahearit!Iheldmyhandtohim,haltinghim.
Goodness,justhearinghimspeakwasgratingonmynerves.
Were over,Roderick.Wevebeenoverfiveyearsago.Now,takemetothetemple.
IstartedwalkingawaybutstoppedwhenInoticedhe wasntfollowing.Bythemoon,Iwasntinforthisdramatoday.Roderick,whatreyoudoing?Ididntcomehereforthis.
Hisfacelookedstrictasheshookhishead.Imnotdoingthis,Lyric.Imsorry,butyoullhavetogetbackwithme.Imnotseveringthelastbondwehave.
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