Nayana
The guilt that sits in my stomach is as heavy as a stone, but I force myself to breathe past it. I knew this would happen. I knew I would feel torn, confused, maybe even stupid, but I still needed to do this.
I needed a little bit of peace. Just enough to steady the chaos inside my chest.
The moment Tasha and I stepped out of Leo’s mansion earlier, out into the fresh air and away from the suffocating silence of that enormous room, I felt something open inside me. A crack of freedom I didn’t even know I was desperate for.
And I missed my family too much. I need to be with Max and aunt Bianca. My real family.
The only people who love me without conditions or darkness.
Talking to them through text wasn’t enough. I need to see their faces, hear their voices, touch them and know th
