It's been a month since what happened with Lucas’ incident, but I was still not over it. Every day felt like I'm sinking deeper into an endless ocean of pain and heartbreak.

When I decided to give things a shot with Lucas, I thought I could handle it. Now I see I was probably just lying to myself.

His betrayal stirred up all the wounds I'd buried—the ones I'd worked so hard to forget. It feels like I'm back at square one. The only difference is, my heart and ...