Elodie's POV
"Liora—"
The line went dead.
She'd hung up on me.
I sat there in my car, parked on the side of the road, staring at my phone screen. My throat felt tight. My eyes burned.
She was angry. My baby girl was angry at me because I'd said no. Because for once in my life, I'd tried to put myself first.
And I couldn't even do that right.
I pressed my palms against my eyes, trying to hold it together. Trying not to fall apart right here in public where anyone could see.
But it hurt.
Everything hurt.
After a few minutes or maybe longer, I wasn't sure, I finally pulled myself together enough to drive. But I didn't go to the estate.
I went back to my apartment instead.
The place was quiet when I walked in. Empty. Just me and the silence and this crushing weight on my chest that
