Martin's POV
As I sat alone in my office, the soft sound of the air conditioner was the only thing breaking the silence. My mind drifted back to Mirabella, the whole event replaying in my mind. Something about her presence, the way she talks, the way she acts stirred up old feelings I thought I had buried with Caroline.
God, Caroline. I thought I wouldn't remember her again, but here I am, thinking about her. She made me believe in love and I foolishly believed it. I remember thinking I could give it all up for her. The job, the city, the title, the position, everything f*****g thing. I was ready to start over, build a life with her.
But love, I learned, isn’t always what it promises to be. It’s an illusion, a beautiful but painful trick. And what happened after I put my heart in her
