As Chelsea delivered the news that she no longer loved him, Altsin felt his heart momentarily cease its beating.

So this was the feeling of disappointment, of heartache.

It wasn't as if he hadn't been dumped before.

When Blake had first proposed they break up, he had been furious, feeling she didn't trust him enough to believe he could protect her.

Back then, he had believed relationships couldn't withstand the trials of reality, and he had closed off his heart completely.

When Chelsea appeared by his side, it was during some of his worst years physically and temperamentally; he hadn't even spared her a smile or a kind word.

Looking...