His appearance no longer exuded the arrogance he once had. Now, he simply seemed like a lost soul, unloved and forsaken.
With reddened eyes, Kyle asked Orelia one last time, "Can you truly guarantee that every word you've said is the truth?"
Orelia couldn't bear to look at him in his defeated state. "Every word is true."
Finally, Kyle conceded defeat and got up from the floor.
Throughout it all, Orelia had not once asked if he was in pain. His physical aches were ignored, but they didn't compare to the agony in his heart.
To be ignored by someone he loved—that was the kind of feeling Kyle had never known. Yet now, here he was, experiencing it for the first time.
Unable to endure any longer, Kyle staggered a few steps before rushing back to his car and slamming the door shut behind hi
