“Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Manon, Ballerina
The next day, the meeting of the allied packs took place and only Alistair Evans attended. He seemed to be treating Rose with much less hostility than he had before. Rose suspected Xavier had had a word with him about it. For her part, Rose made every effort to be a wonderful hostess and manage things appropriately. Once the meeting was successfully over, Rose stayed back to gather the working documents and notes made by the meeting attendees. Then, Lana cajoled her into having lunch together.
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