C26 Do You Love Me?

"I'm not leaving." She hadn't achieved her goal; how could she just walk away? She was the picture of steadfastness, as if she'd stand by him forever.

Jabe lingered in the corridor, slowly pivoting to meet her gaze from his elevated stance. Her eyes, brimming with a watery resolve, held a pitiful charm that seemed to declare she wouldn't leave without his agreement