Chapter 12

Vladimir

Saying those harsh words to her while tears threatened to spill from her eyes seemed like the most inhumane thing I’d ever done in my life. As I walked past her and headed to the attic where I’d intended to have a drink and clear all the fog in my head, her sniffles trailed behind me, increasing my guilt.

“Vladimir,” she croaked, but I had nothing to say to her for now.

She didn’t just dash my hopes, she toyed with my emotions and made me look stupid. Even though I had done the same in the past, I didn’t expect her to take her revenge to...