Ardyn was never real. That much was clear.
The world around me had been too real for my own good.
There was no question why I would run to the welcoming embrace
of a man who was entirely artificial.
A man who had begun as simple computer programing I'd created. At least...he started out that way.
Maybe things between us got a bit too out of hand.
And suddenly, I just couldn't go back. Suddenly, he was real. Ardyn was...