She clutched at her heart, her breath caught in her throat. “Damian!” she screamed, her voice raw and broken.

“You shattered my heart!” The sound echoed through the empty hallway, full of fury and devastation. Tears flowed freely now, unchecked, her body trembling as she curled into herself, clutching her chest as if trying to hold the pieces of her heart together.

“I hate you!” she sobbed, her voice cracking with every word. Her body trembled uncontrollably, the intensity of her emotions overwhelming her.

Her heart felt like it was being ripped apart from the inside, the ache so deep, so brutal, that it left her gasping for air. It...