After Five Years
He bit his lip, as if holding back something.
"I made a huge mistake leaving you. I thought I only loved Lena, only loved the heart that was in your body. But I was wrong. I love you. I have fallen in love with you. You are the one I love, not Lena's heart. Please, come back to me."
My breath caught. The words I had once longed to hear now felt like a wound that had been reopened. I stared at him sharply.
"Five years ago, I was merely a shadow of your past. What makes you think I would come back?"