Chapter 21

"I am tired of this, Lyra," Leo snaps, entering the room with long strides which seem to close the distance between the two of us almost instantly. "You did this before you died, how you would ask endless questions which only left you feeling more and more confused and unhappy. You would be so stubborn that you basically ran off to a rogue and tried to throw away our engagement. Sure, I have done things which you seem to only become fixated upon rather than thinking of all the good times, the memories we made which were filled of laughter. You refuse to allow yourself to feel those emotions again because you keep denying yourself any form of establishment in this life. You are toxic to yourself, Lyra, you always have been, and it was not till you died that I realized this. I cannot believe I have kept this anger pent up for long about what you do." "I did not ask to be brought back to life." "It happened, Lyra, put that behind you and let us move on. We are go