Elodie's POV
Johnny knew me too well.
He'd watched me throw myself into my work over the years, seen me stay up nights coding, building, creating things just to see if I could. Just to prove to myself that I was capable of something.
And he'd watched me do the same thing with Dante.
I'd loved him with everything I had. Given up my scholarship opportunities, turned down offers from top tech companies, let my own dreams get smaller and smaller because I thought maybe, if I just tried hard enough, he'd love me back.
It had cost me everything.
But Johnny had never once heard me say I regretted it.
Maybe because I was too proud. Or maybe because admitting regret would mean admitting I'd wasted seven years of my life on someone who was never going to choose me.
So when I told him I was f
