All Chapters of Becoming My Ex's Hired Girlfriend : Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

Teyara MoonWe found ourselves locked in a prolonged exchange of unwavering stares following my abbreviated confession.“How?” he finally ventured. I responded with a dismissive shrug, affecting an air of indifference. Truthfully, I harbored little concern regarding his desire for elaboration; that particular fragment of my history remained sealed, and I possessed no inclination to unseal it—least of all in his presence.“Teyara, I beseech you, speak with me…” He implored. I answered with a scornful scoff.“You shall wait until your allotted turn. The privilege is presently mine.” My grin sought to convey that his words had left me unscathed, yet I confess they stung—if only marginally. I had presumed such wounds would have healed after so many years, but they had not.“Why can you and Brielle not proceed to matrimony without further delay?” The question had been gnawing persistently at the recesses of my consciousness, so I reasoned I might as well pose it now that the opportunity pr

TEYARA'S POV The air in the foyer grew thick.Heavy.Suffocating.The only sound left in the universe was the jagged rhythm of our breathing. If a single pin slipped from my fingers onto the hardwood right now, the impact would echo as loudly as a talking drum.His raw, fractured question froze the hands of time solid.Forced me into an abrupt, agonizing re-evaluation.Did I truly regret falling in love with him?My brain scrambled wildly, hunting for a cutting comeback. A weaponized answer to hurl at him. But to deliver a definitive response, I would first have to face the truth myself.And in this exact microsecond, I genuinely had no earthly idea where my boundaries lay.No matter how agonizingly difficult it was to admit, Jax had gifted me some of the happiest memories of my life. He had broken me into absolute, microscopic pieces, yes. But he had also once made me feel exceptionally, beautifully alive.So did I genuinely regret ever falling for him?The internal answer was a res