CHAPTER 63

　　ONE MORE NIGHT

　　TIARA

　　I didn’t know how convincing I was with Mara, but I was already in front of Vincent’s house. 

　　My heart had never beat so hard before. I could feel the blood boiling in my veins and my anxiety levels rising. 

　　Since I had come this far, I was going to go in and ask for what was mine. 

　　With that thought in mind, I walked into the hallway. There was an oppressive silence here. I gazed at the house where until six weeks ago I had been-I might say-happy. In my own way, I really was. And peaceful. Until my parents came barging in on us. That’s when all the problems started. 

　　I shyly walked over to Vincent’s office, where I knew he spent most of his time. On my way to the office, I passed the garden terrace where...

　　Oh God, if I didn’t manage to put all those thoughts aside, my coming here would be in vain. I didn’t want to fall into his temptation again.

　　I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.