Chapter 100
I stared at the screen fat a moment longer, Alessandro’s message burning a hole in my chest. My finger kosened myself to hype a single word. I had too many things pressing down në më
now this……. Alexsandin’s message made it feel like I was drowning in a sea of emotions 1 had no
Could I really face his fight now? Was I ready to deal with whatever he wanted, whatever hold he still had mer m
keyboard, but I couldn’t bring
I couldn’t tell if I was terified or just tired of fighting it. The last few months had drained me, leaving me with hardly enough strength to get through the day, let alone face someone like Alessandin. He was never jest a person; he was a force, a storm I couldn’t predict or outrunt.
But he wasn’t just anyone. He was mine at least that’s what he kept telling me. The way his merrige had been wonded, with that dark, possessive made me feel like I was still tethered to him, like a poppet with strings I couldn’t break, no matter fear hard I tried.
I exhaled sharply, leaning back in my seat, my eyes closing as I tried to gather some semblance of control over my racing thoughts. But thene wat ne stopping the way the memories flooded me, the good and the bad. His touch, his mire, the way he’d always known meartly how to make me feel small and yet, There were moments, rare ones, when I’d thought I could see something else beneath all that control, a flicker of mething more seal, smarking mo than the cold, possessive person he showed the world.
But that was before everything had fallen apart. That was before I left, before I cut ties with him as best as I could. I couldn’t forget that, no matter how many times he tried to remind me that I was his
I ran a hand through my hair, frustrated. The past few days had been hard enough. I didn’t need this right now. I had already posed through so mu get where I was, to rest breathe again. I couldn’t let him pull me back into his world, into whatever this boxic, suffocating thing we had oner shared
But then, the thought of not responding gnawed at me. Was I just running from it all again? Hiding from a problem that wouldn’t go away ignored it?
You belong to
The words echoed in my mind like a curse, and I felt my pulse quicken, the anger bubbling up insid wanted to pretend this wasn’t real.
But it was. And whether I liked it or not, I knew I couldn’t just walk away from this. Not without a fight.
With a deep breath, I tapped out a quick response, my fingers shaking slightly
<<I’m not yours, Alessandro. I don’t belong to you, and I never w
will again.?
wanted to throw my phone out
I hit send before I could overthink it, my chest tight as I stared at the screen. What had I just done?
I stared at the screen for a few moments, watching my message linger in the empty space before the little bubble popped up, telling me it was sent. There was a mix of relief and unease in my chest, but more than anything, there was the haunting silence that followed. I knew I couldn’t afford to sit here any longer, overthinking every word, every breath.
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