Chapter 93

• Benjamin's thumb gently wiped away Avery's tears, his touch sending shivers down her spine. She looked up at him, her eyes filled with a deep sadness.
• "No matter how we feel, we know we can't be together," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "I was so young when my parents died, and Sebastian was the only family I had left. He was my mother, my father, my brother, my friend... he was everything to me. He was always there for me, never leaving my side, caring for me, protecting me."
• Avery's eyes filled with tears again as she thought about Sebastian's pain. "And then your sister broke his heart," she continued, her voice cracking with emotion. "I saw him, Benjamin... I saw how much he was broken. If Adam hadn't existed in his life, I don't know how he would have survived. Adeline left him lifeless, with no soul."