Chapter 10 - The Vineyard Was No Longer Safe

Aleandro prepared to leave.
Eva refused.
“No.”
“This isn’t a discussion.”
Her expression changed.
Aleandro immediately regretted the phrasing.
Eva folded her arms.
“That sounds familiar.”
He exhaled.
“You’re right.”
She waited.
Aleandro tried again.
“I believe staying here puts you in danger.”
“And running guarantees Tyler controls my life forever.”
“You want to fight him?”
“I want to stop being afraid of choosing.”
Aleandro stared at her.
She was no longer the woman stealing crackers in darkness.
Something stronger had begun growing.
Like the vines.
Cut back almost to nothing.
May you like
Yet alive.
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