A Failed Duty - Chapter 6

My heart ached. "i'm sorry," i whispered, leaning in, "but i have to know. i have to know what happened to you, and there is no one else who can tell me." he nodded, as he went back to chopping. "my primary duty was to guard the gate.

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Blood Rose-21

And the admiration and sadness in her voice made his heart ache. "hey. it's alright. somewhere out there he knows that." he replied. it sounded stilted even to him. he had never been great at comfort.

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Twokinds: Trust

Natani smiled hesitantly in response, showing a tenderness that made keith's heart ache. "keith... i need you to guard me again. and then to help me get this thing off... even if i don't want you to." natani opened the collar. "wait!"

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The White Horizon: Chapter Four: Dying

My heart ached for the husky and i wanted to go with him, but my logic said: "nick, i can't." i stammered. "these... may be the only people left alive." i stuttered pointing to the three other people in the group, fast asleep.

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Midline Shift 35 - An Unconscious Truth

He broke fully into tears, his eyes watered into his hands as he turned himself over whilst struggling to fall back into the depths of sleep, his heart aching with both grief and terror stabbing deep inside of him.

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Into the Beast Pt. 2 of 2

Michael's heart ached like it had been torn from his chest and thrown in front of him.

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Lost Memories: Chapter 1: Through the Ashes

My heart ached for a moment. i just knew that had to say something, anything, and then i suddenly remembered something; a little but very important memory, "your father died bravely, anders. although, i wish i could say the same for mine."

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Chapter 1: The Many Daughters of Summer

She glanced at iniwa - at keme's first wife, who sat on the throne beside him with a child in her lap -- and her heart ached. iniwa _always_ had a child in her lap.

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Somewhere we belong

When she looked over at him, it made her heart ache a little. he was a handsome kid, if he filled out a little more and grew a couple more inches, he'd be a real heart-throb probably.

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The Dragon Clan

Her heart ached for this poor hatchling. his scars told of a horrific past; his scale color indicated lack of food or poor mental health--possibly a combination of the two.

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Track and Field: Part 24 - Fix You

My heart aches at knowing he's hurting. he's my son, my baby, and i'm supposed to keep him healthy and happy. he's all i have left, after all._ _i lost his mother to sickness.

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