The next thing I knew, she was gone. Just like that.

But at least I didn’t have to deal with her any longer.

“Are you okay, love? I didn’t realize you had ties with someone quite so…. controlling.”

Shaking my head in despair, I realized solemnly to myself that Christian was probably right. I didn’t need someone in my life like that.

Yet still, I kept her in the back of my mind. I knew that I loved her, but I ...