68 - Cinhard's offer

[Meagia’s pov]

I stood on the cliff overlooking the city, my heart heavy with a pain I couldn't bear. As I watched the news unfold before my eyes, my world shattered into a million pieces. Eskaal and Clara, my closest friends, were live-streaming their engagement. I should have expected this coming but instead, it still felt like an unexpected dagger through my heart.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I turned away from the sight of the city, unable to bear the pain any longer which was given by Eskaal’s betrayal. It felt as though everything I had known and cherished had been ripped away from me in an instant. I felt lost and abandoned, with nowhere to turn.

That's when I heard his voice, a voice I once knew all too well but never wanted to hear again. "Meagia? Long time no see?” He called from behind me. I turned slowly, dreading what I might see. And there he was the certified asshole, standing before me, Cinhard, my ex-boyfriend. The man who had once held my heart in his hands and ter