Celyne POV
The door closed behind me softly.
But the moment I stepped fully into my room…
Everything I had been holding was shattered.
My legs gave out before I could stop myself, and I sank slowly onto the floor, my back resting against the door as if it was the only thing holding me together.
A shaky breath left my lips.
Then another.
And then—
“I can’t…” I whispered.
My voice broke almost immediately.
Tears blurred my vision as I brought my hand to my mouth, trying to silence the sound that was threatening to escape.
But it didn’t work.
Nothing worked.
Because everything hurt.
Not just my body.
But everything else.
My chest tightened painfully as the scene from earlier replayed in my head.
Every word.
Every look.
Every moment.
“You are just a surrogate.”
The words e
