Gilan's POV I see Elena walk away with him, the man who rescued her, and I am filled with a wave of jealousy so strong it nearly crushes me. My chest tightens as though something sharp is stabbing straight through my heart. I cannot believe what my eyes are seeing. She really left me. She made her choice, and this time it was final. She broke up with me, not just a fight or a misunderstanding, but for good. Forever. The reality stings like poison spreading through my veins. She is no longer mine. She has cut the last string that tied us together, and all I am left with is emptiness. I never thought I would live to see this day, yet here it is staring me down.I stand frozen for a moment, watching her disappear, every step she takes with him burning my soul. My legs feel heavy, but somehow I manage to move. Slowly, dragging myself out of the restaurant, I head into the night. My mind is blank, my heart shattered into pieces too small to ever be put together again.I begin walking to
Elena’s POV"Wait a moment," I whisper, gently letting go of Albert’s arm.The fear I had carried since the moment he walked into the restaurant weighs heavily on me. My heart had stopped when I saw him, Albert standing there, his eyes searching, his chest rising with the rhythm of his held breath. For a moment, I thought he would lose his cool when he saw me with Gilan. That scene could have ended so differently, but I am grateful… so grateful… that Albert kept calm.Still, I could not leave Gilan standing there with questions in his eyes. I owed him the truth.I turned, each step toward him heavy, almost unbearable. His face, oh, how it pierced me. He looked so heartbroken, his eyes shimmering with emotions I had once drowned in. I felt my chest tighten painfully, but I knew I couldn’t lie to him. He deserved honesty.“Gilan,” I breathed, my voice trembling though I tried to steady it, “you have always been the man I love. I still love you… but we cannot be together. I am with anoth
Albert’s POVI reach home, and immediately something feels wrong. The house is quiet, too quiet. The kind of silence that gnaws at your heart, makes you uneasy before you even step inside.I push the door open and step into the living room. Darkness swallows me whole. The room is cold, unwelcoming, and empty. My chest tightens. This isn’t how it’s supposed to be. Elena is always here. Always. She is usually the first person I see the moment I walk in, the warm smile that greets me, the gentle hands that take my bag, the soft voice that makes the weariness of the day melt away. But now…there is nothing. Just silence.My heart begins to race. Panic grips me before I can stop it. I rush forward, switching on the lights at the corner, hoping I am only imagining things. But no, she is not here.The thought hits me like a blow. "Has she left?" I ask myself. No. No, she cannot do this to me. Not now. Not after everything. Not when I love her so much. The thought of her walking away makes my
Gilan’s POVI fear losing Elena the moment I see her heading outside to answer the call. My chest tightens as though someone is squeezing the life out of me. She has never done that before, not when we were together, not when we had each other, and now, all of a sudden, she slips away from me to answer a call? My mind betrays me immediately, painting images of another man, another presence in her life, someone who might have already taken her heart away from me.The thought burns through me like fire. I cannot, I will not, allow it to be true. Even if another man has walked into her world, even if he has cared for her when I was not there, I cannot just stand aside and let Elena be taken from me. Not this time. Not when I have already lost her once. No, I will fight for her with everything I have, with everything that I am. I will not allow myself to lose again.* * * * * * * * * * * * We are in the car now. My hands feel restless on the steering wheel until I can no longer resist pu
Gilan’s POVI fear losing Elena the moment I see her heading outside to answer the call. My chest tightens as though someone is squeezing the life out of me. She has never done that before, not when we were together, not when we had each other, and now, all of a sudden, she slips away from me to answer a call? My mind betrays me immediately, painting images of another man, another presence in her life, someone who might have already taken her heart away from me.The thought burns through me like fire. I cannot, I will not, allow it to be true. Even if another man has walked into her world, even if he has cared for her when I was not there, I cannot just stand aside and let Elena be taken from me. Not this time. Not when I have already lost her once. No, I will fight for her with everything I have, with everything that I am. I will not allow myself to lose again.* * * * * * * * * * * * We are in the car now. My hands feel restless on the steering wheel until I can no longer resist pu
Elena’s POV “Elena, Elena.”I hear a familiar voice calling out my name. The sound echoes through the busy street, cutting through the noise of footsteps, chatter, and the hum of life. For a moment, I freeze. My heart stumbles inside my chest, as if it recognizes something my mind has not yet dared to believe. Slowly, I turn.“Gilan?” My voice trembles as the name escapes me.And there he is. Standing right before me. His tall frame looks the same, yet different. Leaner, sharper somehow, but his smile, the smile I’ve dreamed about for eight endless months, is exactly as I remember. A broad, genuine smile that once had the power to light up even the darkest corners of my soul.“Gilan,” I whisper again, louder this time. My throat feels tight, my eyes burning. It is him. It’s really him.Over the past eight months, I have lived every day waiting for this moment. Wishing, longing, aching. I wanted him close, I wanted his touch, his scent, his warmth. I wanted the assurance that he was r