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Maddox POV:

"Why did I let her go? How stupid could I be? How did a man like Kian manipulate me into giving into him?" It had been a while since I was this angry. I felt not just like a fool but like a childish one with no bearing on what to with himself and what not to do.

Only a fool would have fallen for the cheap stunt he pulled on me.

My mind continuously went on a back and forth trip to the day of the meeting and the more it did the more I felt more embarrassed of the fool I had felt myself to be.

If only there was a way to turn back the hands of time so I could go back and relive that day. If only. But sadly no such thing existed. If it did, Lessia would have of course still have been within the whims of my power doing my bidding.

Deep down, a cold hand seemed to play freely with the strings of my soul, playing a song I didn't want to admit I heard. To admit that deep down, I kind of missed her. But I wouldn't have admitted it even if I was to die if I didn't.

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