Semua Bab A Whole New World: Bab 691 - Bab 700

PRINCESS After I finally stopped crying and collected what was left of my emotional stability, which wasn't much to be honest, I called Damon back. He answered on the first ring. "Princess? Princess, are you okay?" His voice was tight with worry. "I've been trying to reach you for the past hou

Another lie to add to my growing collection. "We miss you too, sweetheart," he said, his voice softening. "But we're so proud of you for taking this time to heal and focus on yourself after everything that happened with Frank. That situation was difficult for all of us, but especially for you."

PRINCESS I pulled away from Frank's arms, taking a step back and putting some distance between us because I needed space to think and also because hugging my ex-fiancé who may or may not have been tortured by my family felt extremely complicated. "Let's not do that," I said, gesturing vaguely at

"When they finally discharged me from the hospital," Frank continued, his voice getting rougher, "I had nowhere to go and no money to pay for continued treatment. I sat in my tiny apartment staring at a bottle of pills and seriously contemplated just taking all of them and ending it. I got so close,

I'd thought he was being rude, being distracted on our wedding day. But actually he'd been trying to prove that he didn't want our family's money. Frank was telling the truth. Everything he was saying, I could verify with my own memories. He took my hand again, his touch gentle. "Princess,