Romano's POV

I couldn’t comprehend what was happening to me—the overwhelming desire I felt for Lucy and the deep regret that gnawed at my heart for breaking hers. Every spiteful word she hurled at me felt like a dagger, piercing through my chest, leaving me feeling impaled by a thousand knives.

I didn’t fully understand how I had changed, but I desperately wanted her to see it. I was no longer the man she thought I was. The longing for her burned within me, a scorching ...