Fate's wheel turned without mercy, its whims cruel and unpredictable. The unexpected twists it brought were beyond any mortal's control.
Damn it!
Alexander cursed inwardly. How could he tell Phoebe the truth?
The burden of delivering that truth himself felt unbearable.
Even imagining her reaction—the way her eyes, so full of love and tenderness, would shatter with despair—was enough to pierce his heart with unbearable pain.
He could already feel the agony of that moment as if it had already arrived.
The thought of wounding her made his chest ache as if pierced by a thousand needles.
In the days they had spent together, his attachment had grown like vines wrapping tighter and tighter, making it impossible to break free.
He didn't want to think anymore. The suffocating weight of it a
