Only God loves so purely. God and family. Everyone else loves for a reason. There is always a reason.
Lucrezia has made herself easy to love because she's pretty and she says such charming words and she smiles so sweetly and laughs at all your jokes. But without all that, they don't love her, not really. Only her mother, her brother, might. Even then she's not so sure. With Cassandra, she's just as unsure. Lucrezia thinks she has been kind to her because first she thought it would help her get Stephanie back. Besides, Cass is sweet and cute and earnest. Endearing. But without all that--
She doesn't know why it makes her feel so guilty. Like a prodigal daughter offered forgiveness when she had expected a beating instead. She moves to hold Cass tighter and to hide her face in the girl's shoulder.
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Lucrezia has made herself easy to love because she's pretty and she says such charming words and she smiles so sweetly and laughs at all your jokes. But without all that, they don't love her, not really. Only her mother, her brother, might. Even then she's not so sure. With Cassandra, she's just as unsure. Lucrezia thinks she has been kind to her because first she thought it would help her get Stephanie back. Besides, Cass is sweet and cute and earnest. Endearing. But without all that--
She doesn't know why it makes her feel so guilty. Like a prodigal daughter offered forgiveness when she had expected a beating instead. She moves to hold Cass tighter and to hide her face in the girl's shoulder.
"You will never betray me, will you?"