Chapter Ninety-six Caelia Life goes on, doesn’t it? I had to move on from the shattered promises, the broken trust, the deceit, and the love that never truly existed. But this—this was different. This baby was the only thread connecting me to a past I wasn’t sure I wanted to remember. It was the last piece of Aric I had, and yet, every time I thought about it, my heart twisted in knots. How could something so innocent be a reminder of such pain? How could something so little be the testament of the broken promises and deceit? How could I look at this child, knowing they were created in the middle of lies, deceit, and betrayal? This baby was a living, breathing reminder of everything I’d been through, everything I shared with Aric. A part of me wanted to hold onto it, to keep this baby, to cling to the hope that maybe, just maybe, there was still something pure in the middle of all that chaos, maybe there could still be another chance. Another part of me wanted to run away, to
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