Chapter Thirty-Seven

The hotel room was bathed with sunlight when Kiera awoke.

Her eyes stung when she opened them. They felt gritty and sensitive. She could feel how swollen they were from all the crying she did. Mikael. She couldn't believe that he let her down. She trusted him. She left home because he promised her that he would join her at the hotel. He didn't come or send word. He hadn't even bothered to answer her calls or texts.

Kiera was devastated.

She believed him with all her heart even when she was warned about him. She ignored all his red flags which proved what Kane had said to her about being with people who were emotionally unavailable and treated her poorly. Jared did the same thing to her and she forgave him time and time again. And the worst part was that Jared had never gotten into any physical fight with Kane. They never saw eye to eye but he was courteous to Kane. Mikael was openly rude to them and she excused his behavior. She blamed them.

How would she forgive herself after wha