The Cleansed Altar

"It's this way." I ground out, feeling my eyes begin to water. Once again, he pulled away from me like I was some disease-ridden animal when he was the one who had reached out for me this time.

"Trix," Bastian growled, but I shook my head and kept walking. I didn't want his excuses. I also didn't want to hear him tell me how or why he wasn't interested. It would be too painful.

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