He spoke again as if he hadn’t just shattered his promise and her security. Her house of glass now lay in a pile of shards.

Aleatha Romig
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The quote, "He spoke again as if he hadn't just shattered his promise and her security," shows that Rose had entirely given up on thinking that she had a chance at him. She felt that something was wrong with the way she had taken her lost status in his life, and she was angry with herself for allowing it to happen. She felt that she had failed in some way.

Source: Consequences

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