Chapter 53

Megra

The train ride feels endless. The rhythmic clatter of the wheels meeting the tracks is a relentless soundtrack, a steady beat that echoes my racing thoughts. I stare out the window, watching the landscape blur past, but my mind is elsewhere. Nathaniel’s behaviour doesn’t make sense. And why is Becca always around? Every turn I take, Becca always seems to be lurking. Honestly, I thought if your best friend betrays you, they might try to stay away. Becca, on the other hand, is always there and always entwined with Nathaniel and Andrew's family. Nothing makes sense to me.

I sit there thinking about how it's possible for Nathaniel to lose his top seat in his family's empire. Its unfathomable. The whole reason he and I got together was because he needed to marry and have a child to secure his position. That was what the contract stated. Now, he has both with Anna, yet he’s lost the one thing he fought so hard for. It doesn’t add up. Nathaniel never makes mistakes like this. He’s alwa