“Some wounds are carved so deep, even time forgets how to heal them.” On the way back, all she could think about was him. Only him. It was a cruel reality check— a brutal reminder that she hadn’t moved on, that the wounds carved deep within her soul could never truly heal. Her heart and mind waged a merciless war, tearing her sanity apart thread by thread. Damon had damaged her beyond repair. He had disfigured the part of her that once believed in love, in trust, in hope. Now, she could never imagine giving her heart to anyone else. He had ruined her. She wasn’t just broken — she was shattered into pieces too sharp for love to ever touch again. He didn’t just hurt her. He rewrote the very way she trusted, loved, and existed. In the ruins of her heart, only echoes of his betrayal d

