Chapter 89: Open or Closed?
**Rosalie‘s POV
“Do you know Soren?” I asked Ethan.
I should‘ve asked this question much sooner, but I was very used to seeing Soren, so their similarity no longer bothered me. And the past few days, I‘d been so distracted that this question never came to mind… until just now.
Ethan and Soren looked alike… was there any relationship between them, or was this purely coincidence?
He looked at me, and his eyes filled with a mix of emotions.
Ethan finally replied, “I know him now.”
I looked at him in confusion, not quite understanding what he meant.
He smiled bitterly, and looked at me with a heartbroken expression on his face. “He‘s my rival in love.”
Thad not expected that to be the answer, and was struck dumb for a moment.
Then, I felt my face beginning to heat up, and I heard myself trying to explain, “He… he‘s a good friend of mine!”
Why did I feel the need to explain myself to him?!
Ethan visibly relaxed a bit, and the corner of his lips turned up slightly.
“I’m glad he was here to help you when you needed him,” he said.
I let out a deep breath, feeling relieved.
Soren never mentioned anything about his family, and I didn‘t remember hearing about Ethan having brothers when I was back in the Drogomor pack. It was just that I had a strange feeling that I was missing something, so wanted to be sure.
“What sort of trouble did you have when you got here?” Ethan asked. It was obvious that he didn‘t want to talk about Soren any more.
Was he… jealous?
“I was robbed. It was awful.”
Ethan was immediately nervous. “Were you hurt? Are you okay now? And the baby?”
“Yes, we‘re fine now,” I smiled. “Thanks to Sor.. my friend, and the doctor he provided us with.”
Feeling uncomfortable talking about Soren after what Ethan had said, I stood up from the swing. “Really, Ethan, / need to go,” I said, walking towards my cottage.
“Rosalie!” His voice stopped me in my tracks.
I turned and looked over my shoulder.
asked. “Was it stolen from you when you
to confirm whether
for a moment, and decided to
you with me, Ethan. But the longer I was away from you, the
he was trying to stop his
said, but seeing him suffer still broke my heart, even
get to.bed. I‘m tired. Goodbye, Ethan.” “All right,” he
closed… you should leave,” I said. My hands were on my abdomen,
“Good
waved and went
I was alone, I tried to process
had finally shown up outside of my cottage again or if I should be furious at him for waiting three days
I was going to stay here and live my
would he suddenly decide he had time for me again and start giving me
SO
have just stayed secure in the decision
at the ceiling with pillows shoved under my back and under my belly, trying to find a way to fall asleep… but thinking about
Had he really apologized?
had said he
a world was I living
he deserved
I tell him that I was going back to the life I had left, the one that I had fled to come here? He‘d be so disappointed
wrong to feel
said he wanted to be with me and didn‘t want to be with
thoughts kept turning over in my mind, but eventually, I fell
***
woke up a little
then I went over to Soren‘s house
focused than I had the last three day, during which I‘d constantly dropped things, had stabbed myself with the sewing needle, and had made my
me, “Are
a lot the day before,
liked to make dinner for Soren when he came back from one of these longer
“Do
think so,” I told
noticed that the window behind her was open. I stared at it for a moment, wondering if I wanted to leave it that way. I knew it was the window Ethan would be looking at to see if I wanted him to come
over
think about it anymore.
I knew he really enjoyed it. It would be done about the time he arrived, but it had to cook very slowly to keep all of the flavors in. I
it, my mind kept going
point, I even thought I saw tears glistening
so wrong? Wasn‘t I being awfully cruel in not even giving
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