OLIVIA

It felt like everything came to a halt, and I found myself caught in the middle of turmoil.

Why did Axel do that to me?

Why did he make me fall for him when he knew he wasn’t going to stay committed?

Stupid me. What was I even thinking?

That a man of his caliber would take me seriously?

“Olivia.”

His voice was stiff and void of the emotion that had always lingered for the past couple of weeks.

My lips trembled, and I struggled to maintain my gaze on Nelly’s narrowed ...