Chapter 24

I was sitting on my bed, a pale look on my face.

I thought back to what had happened in Alex's room a few hours ago. He had given me a chance to leave.

He told me that I could walk away from him if I no longer wanted anything to do with him.

Although I knew that this was the right choice to make, the safe choice to make, I still did not leave.

Now I knew that I had no one else but myself to blame for how things had turned out.

I was the one who refused to leave. All of it was my fault..

I didn't leave, and he had smirked knowingly at me. It was as if he knew that I was not going to leave.

Of course, he knew. He did know. He had me wrapped around his fingers. Just where he wanted me. I would not be able to walk away from him that easily. I was filled with shame whenever I remember the look that was in his eyes when he smirked at me.

He knew what he was doing to me. I just did not care. I let him do it. Of course, he would continue. He was benefitting from it.

But then, because