Alina’s POV
I made it to my room before the tears hit me. Not the calm kind that you can brush away and pretend never happened, but the ugly type—choking, gasping sobs that came from the very depths of my heart. It felt as if I’d been holding so much pain for so long that I finally broke under its weight.
Maddox was gone because I had hurt him. Jaxon and Ronan were fighting with each other because I had caused cracks in something that had been solid before I arrived. My father was planning something disastrous that could hurt the people I loved most. And here I sat, feeling like every decision I made only made things worse.
I collapsed onto my bed, buried my face in the pillow, and let myself completely give in to the sadness. The sobs shook my whole body, and I didn’t stop them. I didn
