Chapter 18. A Mistake

Xerina’s POV

I couldn’t believe I was sitting in the same car I ran out from.

Though the tension was oppressive.

Rasmus hadn’t said much, not that I wanted him to anyway.

And the way our conversation went in the alley, still incomplete, like always. We were back on square one. It was always like this. Rasmus always ignored me and disregarded my feelings, treating me with indifference. But I didn’t know what changed.

I was heartbroken at the news of him getting married to Ruka, finding another woman than me, seeking happiness, and moving on with his life while I was still there, sitting on the porch, looking down at the broken glass, and crying.

But now he wanted me.

He wanted the girl he rejected.

My chest squeezed as I recalled the way his lips molded mine. He kissed… me.

“Where do you live?” I suddenly jolted at his deep voice. Looking at him I found his eyes set straight on the road, though they were no longer golden,