First, the betrayal by Liam had left me utterly shattered, and now I was entangled in this complicated situation with Alpha Damien.
No matter how I looked at my life, I simply did not have the emotional bandwidth, nor the right, to entertain the idea of starting anything new with anyone.
"Chloe, thank you, really," I said sincerely. "You've always had my back. I'm incredibly lucky to have you as a friend. But you know how chaotic my life is right now. It wouldn't be fair to waste his time, so could you please explain that to him for me?"
"Celia, Sean is a genuinely great guy. It feels like such a shame to just let him slip away like this." Chloe let out a heavy sigh.
"Maybe we're just not meant to be," I said with a resigned note in my voice.
Hearing the finality in my tone, Chloe rel
