Chapter 81

I stormed back to my room, my heart pounding with anger and frustration. Tears streamed down my face as I collapsed onto my bed, burying my face in my pillow.

"Blake…" I whispered his name while my heart was pounding hard in my chest.

After a long time, I finally saw his face. When I saw him, my heart instantly shook. He looked different. He was thinner and paler, and in his eyes were the shadow of pain that could not be described.

He looked so hurt.

I bit my lips and my shoulders shook.

I could not believe it. I lied to him.

I lied to Blake.

The man who had once been my everything. My mate who showed me love and home meant..

I could not hold back the tears. They flowed freely down my face as I clutched my chest. It hurt so much, seeing him like that. So broken and hurt. And I was the one responsible.

I did not want to hurt him. I never did. But I had no choice. I had to leave Blake and make me accept our situation. Even if it meant lying to the man I loved.

I curled up into a bal