Chapter 37

They say goodbye hurts more than anything. That hugging and kissing a person is not enough when they leave. But what happens when you don't get a chance to say goodbye? What if the person isn't there the next morning so you can say goodbye?

Devastation. Rage. Hurt. Betrayal. Fear. These are the emotions we feel, in a nutshell. Devastation because it left us without a proper goodbye. Anger and hurt, for the same reason. Betrayal, for not being treated as it should. And finally, fear. The fear that we will never see the person again. That maybe the time we spent with her was limited.

That was exactly how I felt when I woke up in an empty penthouse. Well, not empty, exactly. But I don't think Adrian counted for anything.

Pierre had left me the morning after I agreed to be his girlfriend. True to his word, we don't have sex. He didn't actually do anything remotely sexual. The only thing he did was hug me. But I can't deny it, I loved sleeping in his arms. Even thou