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Chapter Thirty-One— THE AFTERMATH

Auteur: Ife
last update Date de publication: 2026-06-24 17:07:17

Lena's POV

I didn't sleep that night.

I sat in my bedroom listening to the sounds of the house. The settling of old wood. The hum of the refrigerator. The silence that comes at three in the morning.

He had said he loved me.

And I had locked him out.

At some point, I heard his car leave. I went to the window and watched him drive away. Watched the red taillights disappear into the darkness.

Then I cried.

Xena came by the next morning with coffee and fresh pastries.

She took one look at m
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