My knees ached. My hands clutched at nothing. The world around me blurred as I watched him, praying for something, anything...a flicker of softness in his eyes, a sign he still cared. But there was nothing. Only silence and a hard, closed face. The air between us felt too tight, like I was suffoca
HAILEY The woman standing in Zion’s doorway stared at me like I was something foul clinging to the bottom of her stiletto. She didn’t even flinch. She just stood there, one hand resting casually on the frame, the silk of her barely-there nightgown brushing against flawless thighs, her expression
My fingers trembled as I pulled out my phone, dialing his number, only to be met with the hollow tone of a blocked call. He'd blocked my number. Pacing the small living room, my thoughts spiraled, each frantic step echoing the desperation in my mind. What now? What could I possibly do? Just then
HAILEY The bluntness of Thompson's statement hit me. My mind drifted, not immediately to the pain, but to the affection Zion had so masterfully built up in the past. I remembered him bringing me an umbrella at work when it rained, the tender words of love he’d whispered under moonlit skies, the
HAILEY MONTHS AGO I sat across from Mr. Thompson in the bar, and the tears I’d been fighting for what felt like forever finally betrayed me, sliding down my cheeks in hot, unwelcome streams. I tried to swallow the ache in my throat, but they just kept falling. One tear hit the polished table w
“Lucian says it’s strictly by invitation,” I replied with a sly grin, tapping my temple. “Exclusivity, baby.” “I’m getting the very first card,” Hailey declared, raising a finger like it was law. “Yeah, yeah, whatever.” I waved her off playfully. “As long as it makes you happy.” Sky suddenly r