Chapter 78

Those were the longest and excruciating minutes I have ever had to live. The entire time I prayed to God, not to let it be true, but the sinking feeling in my stomach didn’t lie. I caught myself stepping back with shaky hands, until I hit the bed and fell, sat on it, as the door opened, and a gorgeous smile but cynical greeted me.

With wide eyes and trembling lips, I let out the only word floating in my mind. “Why?”

“Come on, Alex. You’re not that stupid.” His lips turned...