Emilio’s POV
It was over for me the moment Vaness walked out of the beach house. I wish Aria would have already told her everything so I wouldn’t have had to get attached to her.
Loving Vaness made me regret every terrible thing I had ever done. Not only to women but to anyone. At first, it was a slow realization of who I really was, then the quick realization that I didn’t want to be that person because of Vaness. She put everything in perspective. Without Vaness, I might have realized the kind of person I was but wouldn’t have cared. Self-awareness is nothing if you don’t want to be better. You can be aware that you’re a terrible person but not have a reason to care about it. Vaness gave me a reason to want to change.
None of that mattered now. I laid in the bed we made love in just h
