Elodie’s POV ~My body felt like it was tearing apart, every nerve screaming as I clutched my arm and tried to breathe through the stabbing pain. The burn throbbed so deep I swear it was crawling through my veins, and yet the sound that gutted me wasn’t from the wound… it was from the soft echo of Calhoun’s footsteps fading, his tall frame disappearing from sight without even a glance back as he carried Carmela away.Just like that. He was gone.I bit down so hard on my lip that I tasted blood, but it still couldn’t stop the sob that broke through me. The workers nearby were whispering, their eyes darting at me in pity, but I couldn’t bear to look at them. I hated their stares, hated the way they reminded me how low I’d fallen. How stupid I’ve been all these years. My throat burned, and before I could stop it, tears came in waves.I wiped at my face with my sleeve, gasping, and staggered to the wall where the broom and mop leaned. My hands shook violently as I grabbed them, the wooden
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