Tyrus's POV
Tyrus dropped onto his seat in his office, hanging his head low, trying to let all the thoughts whoosh past him. He felt regret gripping his heart as though tearing it apart.
He'd behaved cruelly to Ruby, who loved him deeply and gave him the chance to think it over again. He knew he was making a bad decision when he decided to choose Sapphire, but he chose her anyway. He acted bossy and dominant. He made the right person suffer.
And he was the one suffering now. He didn't choose Sapphire for her looks or physique. She was as beautiful as Ruby, but to him back then, he didn't want Ruby feeling like the most important being.
"Why cling to Ruby when I can have both Sapphire and her?" He had said to himself some years back.
The memories of the night Carrick danced with her an
