Chapter 40

I had a hangover straight from hell the next day. Wine drunk is a different type of drunk. Pair that with crying, and it equals a migraine out of this world.

I grabbed a bottle of water and chugged it empty after popping some pain meds in my mouth to help with the excruciating headache, then made my way upstairs to the bathroom.

Steam filled the room as I turned the shower on to the hottest temperature I could stand. My head fell back as I adjusted to the heat, allowing the water to touch every part of my body. This is where I got most of my thinking done. One quiet place my mind could focus and find some clarity in the haze.

No matter how badly I had been treated in the past, my heart was not cold. I hated knowing how I made Adrian feel, knowing I was the one causing him pain. I had felt that pain before and the last thing I wanted to do was to inflict that on someone else.

My eyes welled up before releasing a few tears that ran down my cheeks blending in with the water. The int