He married her because Ben had been too thick to see what was right in front of him. And now that he had, it was all going to be taken away. He felt useless and numb. Even feeling the baseboard of the bed dig into his back as he leaned against it might as well have been a soft poke compared to how his heart seemed to seize in his chest. But Ari had made his decision, and it was to leave him, and that was that.
His hands came down from gripping at his hair to covering his face as he sat slumped on the floor. The minute he heard the woosh of the floo, his fist came down hard on the floor beside him. Even as the pain radiated throughout his arm, it was nothing compared to seeing Ari leave.
His hands came down from gripping at his hair to covering his face as he sat slumped on the floor. The minute he heard the woosh of the floo, his fist came down hard on the floor beside him. Even as the pain radiated throughout his arm, it was nothing compared to seeing Ari leave.
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