“You should know Amanda won't be a problem anymore,” there was sorrow in my voice. Having shared all those years with Amanda, it had been and continued to be precious to me. Knowing that Amanda was no longer with us brought a degree of sorrow. At the same time, I was glad she could no longer hurt anyone I cared for. It was strange, the sadness I felt over Amanda seemed to linger in my heart. No, this was because of Amanda. The pain I felt wasn't mine, it was Alejandro’s.
“What do you mean?” Zander said as I placed my hand over my heart.
“Oh, no!” I bolted up from the couch. It had taken me a minute to realize what was going on. Alejandro had felt everything. I shouldn’t have allowed myself to test what I thought was true.
“Izza, are you alright?” Zander asked with a confused look on h
