Chapter 55

Lauren's POV

“First of all, I’m sure you can go a whole sentence without mentioning that man Ethan. I know what he did to you, I saw him do it but you need to forget about him. You’ve divorced him, you’ve cut ties with him, and you’ve removed him from your life forever. I know you really do hate him right now, but you have to stop giving him space in your thoughts and in your words,” Tessa said firmly, her voice carrying that mix of authority and tenderness she always seemed to balance so well.

I rolled my eyes, not because she was entirely wrong, but because I didn’t want to hear it. With a slow sigh, I pushed myself off the bed, my feet brushing against the cold floor. I walked toward the window, the faded curtains pulled shut as if they too had been in mourning with me. I pulled them open, letting the morning sunlight spill into the room. The sunlight chasing away the shadows. It wasn’t the same as the floor-to-ceiling windows I was used to in my old