Chapter 55

Aria's POV...

My emotion was everywhere. I didn't know exactly how to feel about losing my unborn child or the glaring truth that I would always have to pick my pieces myself. There was no need for me to get carried away with anything or anyone. I had left Kyle's study feeling victorious at the sad look in his eyes.

But I think it was all about me in the end; it won't take him long to move on from the pain. And from the look of things, we will never get close to each other again. Knowing Kyle, Barrin will always come first before any other person.

Raven had left a note for me by the time I returned to the room. It was a sweet gesture, scribbling down her concerns hurriedly on the paper while pleading with me to take some rest. I had curled up in bed, crying my eyes out. And when morning came, I could feel it deep within me that something had changed.

I decided never to let anyone toss me around again for the umpteenth time. I always seem to forget the pro