All Chapters of My secret lover: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

22 - Mia Lauren HudsonBut our love is like the wind. I can't see it. But I can feel it.A Walk to RememberI was flying. I was leaving all my hurts and joys from the past days behind, under where the clouds made a point of hiding. But it couldn’t be erased. The height, the distance, the miles that separated me couldn't erase your last look from my mind. Apollo even followed me. He followed me home, and yet, I left.My mind was dazed, a whirlwind of confusing thoughts crying out for an explanation that I wouldn’t let Apollo offer. The idea of hearing his words felt unbearable, a humiliation I was not willing to face, much more painful than the paranoias swirling in my head like a storm. I desperately tried to find some reason, some sign that fate, in its enigmatic wisdom, had brought us together for a greater purpose. But nothing seemed to fit, like pieces of a puzzle that refused to form a coherent image. Not in the mind of someone who had never experienced the warmth of true love, th

24- Mia Lauren Hudson Love distorts things.NymphomaniacWe were gathered in the Hudsons' living room. Bradley's entire family was gathered, and I felt at peace there. I felt almost relieved to be away from everything. I was far from London, far from how Bradley treated me in that city. I simply loved Dublin because there I could be the Mia I always wanted to be. A fun, funny, fearless Mia, and even if it was just a little bit, I felt loved.But this relief was not complete because my heart still seemed to be in pieces. And I struggled a lot not to think about him. Or about everything I had left behind.At that moment, I was sitting in one of the armchairs in that large, well-furnished living room with my mother-in-law beside me and my sister-in-law, who was trying in every way not to remain the center of attention there."Please, Mia. You need to have a serious conversation with Phoebe. She hasn't introduced this new boyfriend to me," Eleanor insisted on the matter with Phoebe, who

26 - Mia Lauren HudsonI miss you so much.- A Safe HarborDecember thirty-first. I loved this date. I loved knowing that all the wounds, pains, and disappointments were being left behind. I always liked the feeling of being cleansed when the clock struck midnight. It was something that relieved me, and deep down, I deluded myself a lot with all of this. Because nothing ever changed for me, never. Not even my haircut.And nothing changed during the past six days we spent in Dublin either. I made a point of keeping myself busy at all times, chatting with Phoebe, enjoying Bryan and Paul's insults, or when Eleanor kept asking about her daughter's feelings. And that was exactly what was happening at that moment while we eagerly awaited the arrival of the new year.“Do you think he’ll ever stop being so serious?” Sara stopped beside me and pointed at Bradley, who had his arms crossed and an impassive face while his father tried and failed to have a lively conversation with him.“I’ve grown

28 - Apollo Castiello"I won’t let anything happen to you."“Death congratulates you”It was a new year, but to me, it felt like the clock had stopped. Nothing was new. The countdown, the sparks in the sky, the promises of renewal... everything seemed empty, like a rerun of a movie where the ending never changes. I found myself surrounded by the same faces, the same challenges, the same uncomfortable silences echoing inside me. And yet, the world around me continued to see me as someone fulfilled, a successful man, as if all the pieces of my puzzle were in place.Everything remained exactly the same, and in a way, I knew nothing would change. Not while I remained trapped in the same version of myself, unable to break the invisible chains holding me back. On the outside, I appeared to be at peace, accepting the life I had. After all, why should I complain? Anyone in my position would give anything to live what I lived. I was a recognized actor, someone whose performances moved crowds.

30 - Mia Lauren HudsonHaving someone helping doesn't mean you've failed. It just means you're not alone.- Together by ChanceI walked through the doors of that house, and I didn't know how I felt.It was the second time I had returned to the house where I grew up since Mom and Dad were gone, and I couldn’t help but wish I would find them there, that they would hug me and say all of this was just part of a test. But none of that happened.The small, comfortable, and safe house was exactly the way I remembered, except for the dust on some of the furniture. That was my home, and I never should have left. I allowed myself to take a few more steps until I stopped again in the middle of the living room and looked at the photo frame on the desk. It was the three of us, at my high school graduation, and I would give anything to go back.I just wanted to lie on that couch and spend the rest of the day crying, being consumed by memories, but I couldn't, because I wasn’t alone. Apollo, Kayla,