Emilia’s POV
My heart shatters into a thousand pieces as I stumble away from the study door, each step echoing with Luca's words.
“I don't have feelings for her.” How could six simple words hurt so much?
I barely make it to my room before the tears start falling, hot and relentless. Collapsing onto my bed, I muffle my sobs in my pillow, trying to hold together the pieces of myself that are falling apart. Every moment we shared, every soft look, every gentle touch, every kiss – had it all meant nothing to him? I mean, I knew that we weren’t going to be anything more than a pet and its master and I did try to keep these feelings at bay, but I can’t say that it didn’t hurt to hear the man you loved say those words to someone else. It’s like a stab to my chest. A stab that gets deeper wit
