Chapter 23

/DIDINA/ The night air was crisp as I stepped outside, the stars blinking brightly above me, but all I felt was the heaviness in my chest. Bryan stood in the doorway, his pleading eyes filled with desperation, but I couldn’t look back. I had made my decision, and it felt both liberating and terrifying. The weight of the world seemed to lift slightly from my shoulders as I walked away, yet the sting of betrayal lingered, a reminder of what I was leaving behind.