Sebastian
“Sarah!” I exclaim, the name escaping my lips like a breath I didn’t know I was holding.
“So you came here, the last place I saw you before you pretended to be dead.” My voice steady but laced with an undercurrent of tension.
“I did. You’re the only person who knows it, and I knew you would come searching at some point,” she explains, her eyes locking onto mine with an intensity that sends a shiver down my spine.
I walk over and sit opposite her, the familiar surroundings of the manor bringing back a flood of memories—some good, some painful.
“The last time we were here…” she begins, her voice trailing off as she looks around, lost in thought.
“You were cheating on me throughout,” I interject, the bitterness rising in my throat.
“I was,” Sarah confirms, her gaze unwavering.
“Why?” I ask, my heart pounding in my chest.
“I don’t know, Sebastian. I loved Christopher, and I thought you could make me forget him. Turned out I was wrong,” she admits, her voice softening.
“You co
