James’ POV

Everything that had happened tonight seemed to force a harsh reality to slap me in the face. Emma. Why was she able to live so comfortably now? Why can she look so happy with another man? I can't understand how she, the woman I left without mercy, is now standing tall as if I never scratched her life.

I should be a shadow that haunts her forever. My life is better without her, that's what I always tell myself. But in reality? Emma, ​​with all her strength and happiness, continues to haunt my mind. How can she live a life like this after everything I've been through? Everything...