“Why did you do it?” she asked again. Not wanting to hear whatever it was he needed to say.
He turned his head ever so slightly and whispered into the palm of her hand, “For you.” He sighed. “For you.”
She pretended not to hear him, as if the statement hadn’t made her heart want to burst.“I’m not someone you start fights over.”
He opened his eyes and gave a short laugh that caught somewhere in the back of his throat. “You’re right. You’re someone you declare war for.”

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