~Tiara
I unlocked the door with trembling fingers, wiping away the tears that streamed down my face. Giovanni barged in almost immediately, but I couldn’t even muster the energy to look at him. Instead, I walked back to the bed, every step feeling heavier than the last.
I climbed in and pulled the duvet over myself, curling into a ball. The sobs I had tried to suppress spilled out freely now, shaking my body as I buried my face into the pillow.
It wasn’t the thought of Giovanni cheating that was breaking me. No, this was deeper—darker. My mind kept drifting back to Sarah.
Her lifeless eyes.
The blood pooling around her, staining the ground.
Her whispered plea before she took her last breath: “Don’t let him get away with it.”
The memory hit me like a tidal wave, and the s
