~Joanna
I wiped the tears from my eyes as I hurried down the corridor, my heels clicking against the polished floor. My chest felt heavy, my breath ragged. "You’re in the past, Adrian," I muttered under my breath, the words sharp but shaky. "So please, stay there. Lanre and I… we’re married. We have forever to be together."
The words sounded hollow even to me, like a script I was forcing myself to read. But I kept repeating them, clinging to them like a lifeline. Adrian’s kiss haunted me. My lips still tingled, betraying the chaos inside me. How could I let that happen? My heart was behaving like a traitor, beating wildly whenever I thought about him.
I reached the ballroom again, the warmth of the room and the cheerful music washing over me, but it felt suffocating. The laughter, t
