~CARTER~
Fucking hell. That's what it felt like without seeing or hearing from Scarlett. At first, I didn't want to do what she begged me to do. I wanted to keep fighting. I wanted to tell her that I f*****g needed her more than I ever needed another woman in my life.
But the reality of my life made me realize that it was for the best. Because I cared for Scarlett, I wanted to do what would be best for her. I wanted her to be safe from me. I wanted her never to find out about my secret.
It was better for things to end now than end the way my brother's marriage did. His marriage still wasn't entirely over, they were still in the middle of getting a divorce, but it was a f*****g messy one.
She never tried contacting me, not even once. Since the academy was closed for a little while, I
