"If you don't take action right away, you'll lose her."
Even though Marcus was no longer beside me, I could still hear his voice. Now, more than ever, his remarks reverberated in my mind. They had been incisive and unvarnished, piercing the confusion of the moment.
I sat alone myself in the dimly lit study, the broken pieces of my poise strewn all over the floor. Eli's previous statement, "Either you end this with Lina, or I walk away," kept coming back to me like a continuous drumbeat. permanently.
I mumbled, "Damn it," and slammed my fist against the desk. A glass paperweight was shaken by the force, spinning before it fell to the carpet.
Nobody had to tell me what the appropriate decision was. I was aware beforehand. However, there was a complete difference between knowing and actin
