Taboo ❲EXTENDED ✦❳

One evening, unable to bear it, Elias snuck into the East Wing. The room was not sterile, but it was empty of love. Clara was sitting by a window, staring at the grey sky. "Clara?" he whispered.

"No," Elias replied, his voice shaking but firm. "I broke a curse." One evening, unable to bear it, Elias snuck

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Elias spent his days in a quiet room, but the quiet was deafening. " Elias replied

But Elias couldn't ignore the guilt. It was a cold, heavy stone in his chest. He felt that by complying, he was failing her. He saw the way people looked at him—with pity, mixed with a warning not to break the social contract.