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Chapter 26

Sophia

Even the slightest doubts are removed when I see Layla standing in Mikhail's bedroom window.

Surprisingly, there is no ache in my heart.

Perhaps acceptance has a comfort in it; it makes the pain go away.

I have accepted my fate of always being unwanted and unloved.

Maybe that's why it doesn't hurt anymore.

I stare up at the window for a few more moments, watching Layla’s silhouette. She looks so confident, so sure of her place in Mikhail’s life.

The reality is sinking in, and with it comes a strange sense of peace. I am unwanted and unloved, and there is a certain clarity in knowing where I stand.

There’s no point in lingering, no point in hoping for something that will never be.

However, there is a part of me that wants to see where all this will take me. How much more do I have in me to endure?

I want to push myself to the point that I finally break.

I want to free myself from everything... every bond... even from myself.

Call me insane... but I will continue to be the mat
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