Reunion–2
Honestly, I didn’t know who was worse. Sebastian, who used me to get his rocks off while thinking about Aurora, or Kane, who played me and fucked me while planning to kill me.
“I don’t want to be rude, but I’m going to tell you the truth. If I’d known this was how you were thinking all along, I would have stopped you,” she said.
“What are you talking about?”
“You can’t keep expecting men to love you,” she sighed, “how do I say this without hurting
you more…your relationship with Kane was built from the start on your need to be loved. You can’t put all your expectations on someone else. You can’t think that a man’s love will fill the hole that Sebastian and your family dug in your heart.”
Before I could say anything, she continued:
“You built this fantasy, and I’m only seeing it now. You think that when you find a man who will love you, everything will be okay. But the only one who can fill that hole in your heart is you. Only you can love yourself the way you want to be loved. You need to love yourself first, and from what I can see, you’ve never really loved yourself,” she leaned back
against the sofa.
“You’re wrong,” I glared at her, feeling offended and becoming defensive.
“Am I?”
I wanted to argue with her. Of course I loved myself.
Are you sure about that? That female voice in my head that had been quiet for so long
spoke up again.
Yes. I answered firmly in my mind.
Then why are you so desperate for Sebastian to love you? Why did you immediately search for love after separating from him? Why does every word you say about starting over include finding someone who will love you? You can’t expect others to give you love that you can’t even give yourself, Thea.
I shook my head, banishing these thoughts. They couldn’t be right. Both Iris and the voice
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“What?” I snapped at her, irritated that she’d made me start doubting myself.

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