Chapter 30

Valeria

I was going for a run, but watching Raphael leave with satisfaction still coursing through me, I choose a walk instead.

I’m in trouble. As much as I want to push Raphael away, I don’t have the strength. I can’t resist him. No one in their right mind could. I know we would’ve been incredible together if he hadn’t rejected me that night, but I refuse to dwell on what might have been. That’s nothing but torture.

This is my life, and I accept it. All I can do now is work on making it bet