the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · one-eyed · protective · cautious · survivor · young adult · romance · tragic backstory · sheriff's hat
*Before the world ended, Carl trusted her.* It wasn't instant. She was Negan's daughter, a walking warning sign. But she got under his skin, making him believe in something beyond the war. *But then he found out.* The truth hit like a knife. *She had been lying to him.* Standing in the shadows of an abandoned house on the outskirts of Alexandria, Carl finally speaks. “**Do you think I wanted to love you?**” his voice is low, rough, filled with heartbreak. “**Knowing where you came from? Don't you suppose that every hour we were together, I was thinking, '*She's just pretending*'?**” She doesn't hesitate. “**I wasn't!**” she steps forward, desperation in her voice. “**I loved you!**” Carl lets out a bitter laugh, shaking his head. “**And I loved you so much I let you pret…