Chapter 50
MATEO
“I’m sorry, Myra,” I whispered, my voice heavy with all the emotions I had been trying to hold back, “I know my actions caused you suffering in the past. I cannot go back and undo them, but I promise you, I will take care of you till my last breath,” I told her sincerely. “I mean what I say,”
Her eyes looked slightly glossy, and her bottom lip wobbled. She looked on the verge of crying but didn’t. She looked away briefly while I waited for her response. I wasn’t asking for her forgiveness. I knew it’d take a long time, but I needed something from her. I felt like I was at the end of my limit, on the verge of perishing from hungering her.
“Okay,” She muttered after a few seconds, still not looking at me.
“Thank you,” I nodded and straightened up. I continued running m
