Numb

| | twenty-five | |

And all of this happened before she even got the chance to know what it truly meant.

Oh how foolishly they threw around the word love.

They weren't in love.

She just loved the way things seemed to work smoothly between them (for a while) she loved the company-she craved it.

They didn't love each other.

He just loved the idea of owning another's heart. He loved the power behind that idea.

So no, he didn't love her.

He just loved having control. He loved having that kind of power over her. He loved being able to be the only one to make her feel, good or bad, and sadly, she didn't mind.