Lexi's POV
Walking away from Lucian was the hardest thing I'd ever done. Every step toward his office door felt like I was tearing a piece of my heart out and leaving it behind. But I couldn't look back. If I looked back, I'd run straight into his arms and damn the consequences.
The elevator ride down felt endless. My reflection in the polished steel doors showed a woman I barely recognized, hollow-eyed, pale, broken. Three weeks ago, I thought I'd found my fairy tale. Tonight, I was living in the ashes of what could have been.
Mia was waiting for me in the lobby, her face creased with worry. "Lexi? How did it go?"
"It's over." The words came out as a whisper. "I ended it."
She wrapped her arms around me as I finally let myself fall apart. "Oh, honey. I'm so sorry."
"Take me somewher
