Chapter 24

Eliana

"What happened?" Dorian asked the moment I got inside the car, my eyes glistening with tears as I attempted to swallow the lump in my throat. I had sworn not to let Nicholas affect me to the point of expelling any tears, but that seemed to be crumpling at that moment. I never imagined that I'd find him deep inside another woman when I pushed on his office door.

"Nothing; I didn't see him; I was told he was in a meeting," I lied, covering a sniff with a cough. My chest felt like it was being clawed from the inside, making me press my teeth together and swallow the pain.

"So why do you look like you're dying on the inside?" Dorian pressed, making me almost scream at his refusal to just leave me alone.

"Because I am battling with feelings for a person who doesn't care about them!" I snapped, and it wasn't entirely a lie. After seeing Nicholas's modern office building and the lady he was fucking, I was convinced I was never an option for him. He was a rich man and probably wanted a