It wouldn't have been difficult to move out of the way. Her speed had always been unnatural, bordering on eerie, but this time she didn't put it to use. Didn't flinch, didn't cry out, just waited for it, for something that never came. Really, it shouldn't have surprised her that he knew all along, but what hurt and stung worse than poison in her gut was that he knew it and still said all of that.

The shock of that was enough to keep her glued in place and she only heard those words in passing. Without thinking she turned to his back and reached out, felt the tips of her fingers claw and catch onto, of all things, his belt.

But, really, what else was there to do? What was the point in holding on to someone who wanted everything but to be held onto? Kaine knew the answer just as well as anyone with a clear head might but she still hated it. She really hated being in love and yet that was what kept her here for a last second, wanting a miracle.