“And honestly? You’re already making my life harder. Keep this up, and I won’t think twice about calling the cops.
“This isn’t Lurevia. It’s not Saintvelle. You can’t just push people around here. Keep going, and you’ll be detained, maybe even deported ”
I turned to leave, pausing just long enough to say, “I just want to live in peace. Please stop showing up in my life.”
Behind me, I heard hum break–sobbing like his world was falling apart.
“Reine, you’re really not coming back? If I leave now, I won’t ever come looking again!”
I didn’t look back Didn’t stop.
I walked away No hesitation.
knew Cedric too well–his pride wouldn’t let him come back and wreck my life again.
And me? I was all in on school, no distractions
This time, I was building a future that looked nothing like the one I left behind.
