Jade
The mere thought of it sent a fresh wave of pain crashing over me. It fucking hurt.
I was consumed by so many emotions right now- a mixture of fury, hurt, pain, confusion, yet I couldn't pinpoint which one to act on. Because no matter what I did, it would still lead back to the twins, a path I desperately wanted to avoid.
The painful truth I had to confront was that a part of me still clung to the hope that there was some truth to their words- that they would somehow redeem themselves, that they'd do something to fix their mistakes, that there was a chance for us to have the happy ending my heart secretly yearned for.
But, damn it all to hell, I had convinced myself that I'd purged them from my soul after that rejection. Yet, it appeared that the rejection had merely stoked the embers, igniting a fiercer desire within me.
They will mark her...
The realization twisted in my gut like a knife, mocking the shards of my shattered pride.