Terrence POVThe weight of my own words suffocates me.Every syllable, every denial, every cold rejection—I can hear them playing in my mind like a cruel, endless loop. My own voice disgusts me, yet I let those words fall from my lips like venom, staining the only woman I have ever loved.Raisha’s trembling hands, the way her lips quivered as she spoke, the way her eyes begged me to tell her she wasn’t alone—God, it’s killing me. I can still feel the sting of her slap, but it’s nothing compared to the agony clawing at my chest.I wanted to reach for her, to take it all back, to fall to my knees and beg her to believe that I love her. I love her. And I love the child growing inside her. But I can’t. I won’t.Because the moment I acknowledge them—Raisha and our baby—I am putting them in danger.I clench my jaw, forcing myself to breathe. My hands tighten into fists at my sides as I watch her storm away, each step she takes dragging my heart with her. I’ve hurt her. I know that. But this
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