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"Do you want us to be together?" he pressed.Maya shook her head, knowing she needed to tell him everything she had been hiding, but the moment felt too heavy to bear. "No, but if you want..." she started, her voice faltering. "I won't force you to do anything," Cassian replied, though Maya could see the pain etched on his face. She understood that his silence wasn't due to a lack of desire to know; it stemmed from feeling isolated. "Cassian," she whispered, tears threatening to spill over. "More than you can imagine. It's just that I didn't tell you about my illness. Don't think that I don't consider you my partner.You are my friend, my life companion, someone I chose." Maya struggled to continue, her emotions overwhelming her. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she felt like a child at a rodeo, unable to contain her sorrow. In the end, she couldn't find the words and simply hugged him fiercely. Abril felt a sense of relief as she got up from the bed. "You should give it a little more air," she suggested to Alessandro. "I can manage," he replied, though his voice was strained."You're safe now." "I don't know if it was this medicine Ethan used to measure, but it's much better than what Sirius prepares," Abril said, approaching the Lissana mountain. She felt empty inside, as if summer had crashed into her heart. "And Lissana?" Alessandro asked, concern lacing his tone. "Yes, when she found me, you asked about our little one... I had no choice but to let her enter Aby." "I know. I don't blame you; I blame myself for not being there when she needed me most." "Aby," he said, his voice heavy with regret."I thought I had suppressed her powers to keep them under control." "Why didn't you tell me? Why did you hide that Lissana's powers had awakened?" Abril pressed, frustration bubbling to the surface. "You were scared," he replied softly. "Scared of me?" she shot back, disbelief in her eyes. "No, not you..." "You didn't trust me, Alessandro. You can't decide for me." "I'm sorry, Abril. It's just that her powers awakened so quickly, I didn't know what to do." "I will help you decide what to do," she said firmly. "Now I regret not saying anything sooner.noveldramaForgive me." "Right now, the important thing is to recover Lissana," he said, though the weight of disappointment hung heavily in the air. Alessandro sat on the bed, running a hand through his unkempt hair-an indication of his frustration and desperation. "Curse it, when will all this end? When can we be truly free?" Abril approached him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "If I'm honest, I wonder the same thing. I was there when we were happy." She squeezed his shoulder gently. "But I'm sure this will end someday.We'll be together again, and we will be very happy." "I hope so," he murmured, leaning into her touch. She ran her fingers through his hair, finding comfort in their connection as he wrapped his arms around her waist. That simple contact calmed their racing hearts. Alessandro pulled back slightly, looking into her eyes. "You should rest. Today was hard." Ethan had told Alessandro that he couldn't enter the Arkala kingdom, the elven realm, but he would accept that until it became necessary to act. "Yes, we will," Abril replied, her determination shining through."Lessan, how is the elven kingdom?" she asked, concern creeping into her voice. "It can be dangerous," he warned. "Is Lissana really okay?" she pressed. "For what it's worth, you're taking very good care of her," he reassured her. "But how do we get Lissana back?" "If necessary, we'll steal her back in the middle of the night. We will do whatever it takes to recover her." "Yes, sharing tears of blood with them," he said, a fierce determination igniting in his eyes. "I won't hold back.We will do what is necessary to bring our little one home." "Aby, when you're there, you have to be very careful," he cautioned. "Don't worry," she replied, her voice steady. Alessandro lay back on the bed, exhaustion evident in his features. "Come on, rest," he urged. Though his magic was recovering quickly, he felt drained. Abril, sensing his fatigue, nestled beside him. She could see the weariness etched on his face, the spark of hope dimmed by the weight of their situation. As she caressed his hair gently, she used her magic to help him drift into sleep.She pressed a soft kiss to his forehead, wishing for peace. She tried to sleep herself, but her mind wouldn't quiet. Thoughts of their daughter and how to recover her consumed her. She needed a plan. Tired of her racing thoughts, she got up from the bed, rummaging through her closet for black pants and a shirt. When she arrived at the small hut where...