PART 2
For the past two years, my life had ceased to be my own. Every minute, every phone call, every holiday, and every party had revolved around someone else. I learned to eat quickly, always prepared to answer the phone at a moment's notice. My passport was a constant companion in my purse, and Louise the Bavarian housekeeper was my emergency contact.
My very essence had been temporarily hijacked by another. Personal growth and development were put on hold so I could focus entirely on someone else—a person whose quirks and dreams I knew better than my own. For two years, I chased him around the globe as he indulged whim after whim.
But that night in Spain marked a profound and irreversible change. It unleashed ripple effects with implications so vast they would take a lifetime to unr
