Alex pov

I wasn’t supposed to feel this way.

He wasn’t mine to want, in the first place.

And yet, the pain was real.

I felt like the walls were closing in on me, the sound of their voices still echoing in my mind. My fingers trembled as I wiped my eyes, brushing away the hot tears that betrayed my resolve.

I couldn’t stay there. I couldn’t bear to listen to another moment.

The world outside felt colder than it had just moments ago, as if the air itself knew the ...