Chapter 8: Emotional Breaking.Elena’s POVThe silence after Noah left was deafening.I stood in the middle of my living room for a long time, staring at the closed door like he might come back. My hands were still shaking. My chest felt tight, like I couldn’t quite pull in a full breath. I had been strong while he was here — I had stood my ground, refused to let him shame me, and told him to leave. But now that he was gone, everything I had been holding back started to crack.I sank down onto the couch, pulled my knees up to my chest, and finally let myself cry.It wasn’t quiet crying. It was the kind that came from deep in your chest — ugly, shaking sobs that made my whole body tremble. All the anger, the humiliation, the grief I had been pushing down for weeks came pouring out at once. I cried for the relationship I thought I had. I cried for the version of myself that had trusted both Noah and Maya. I cried because even after everything, a small, pathetic part of me still felt l
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