Thirty

CELINE HERRERA POV

The car was waiting at the end of the tunnel just like he said it would, and I rushed toward it before forcing myself to stop and think.

I was running away, and disobeying his orders so it would be unwise to take his car. Knowing him, he probably had a tracking device installed, and once I got into it and turned on the ignition, he would know that I was running away.

And I was running away because I knew if I stayed put and waited for him to come back, he was just going to pick up from where he left off, and I didn't want that to happen.

I'd been so close to telling him everything even though I'd told myself that I wouldn't.

Even though I hated Crystal for lying, I couldn't become the reason for Belshar finding out the truth and hating her. I already felt guilty for still liking Belshar and marrying him when I knew he'd been her whole world.

Crystal had married him and died because of him, and Belshar was trying to get revenge for her death by destroying me, and