Chapter Twelve: Dual Paths of Longing

Victor pov.

I witnessed Lana disappearing in the crowd, after emerging from the funeral venue looking angry, despite all my pleas. The weight of the bet over Mary pricked my mind, and no matter how much I tried to outrun that thought; it lies too heavy on me because one cannot forget about potential damage if things went wrong.

Longing for women became increasingly difficult, especially Lana knowing of some facts about me. I was almost compelled to figure out a plan that would land me back with her, sure in the knowledge that losing my relationship also means exposing vulnerabilities which have become highly disgusting.

On the one hand, there was simultaneous pursuit of Mary which required a hard choice – to leave Lana in order to open some space for possible relationship with Mary. The complications of these relationships came to my mind, the delicacies are about love and ambitions.

As I think about Mary and Jane’s similar feelings towards Lana, a feeling of perplexity envelopes me a