Chapter 106: Someone I Didn't Expect

Suzanne’s pov:

My body felt heavy like the weight of my own grief had seeped into my bones, settling there, refusing to leave.

I blinked slowly, my vision hazy, my mind struggling to piece together where I was, what time it was, and why my throat felt raw and tight like I had swallowed glass.

Then it came crashing back.

Last night.

Dominic.

The truth.

My breath hitched, my chest tightening, and for a moment, I thought the world would collapse all over again.

I turned my head, scanning the dimly lit bedroom, searching for any sign of him.

Nothing.

The bed beside me was untouched, the sheets smooth, and cold—he never came to bed.

A dull ache pressed against my temples, my headlight, fogged, drained from crying myself to sleep.

But even now, after hours of silence, after the passage of time—I hadn’t fully processed it yet.

Kai was never sick.

I shut my eyes, the words digging into me like jagged edges, tearing through every memory, every decision I had ever made because of him.

The sacri