Chapter 145

Laila’s POV

I had never been good at keeping promises, especially the ones I made to myself. I swore I would never fall in love again. I promised myself that my heart would remain closed, locked away where no one could hurt me. But in the quiet moments, when I was alone with my thoughts, I couldn’t help but feel a flicker deep inside me. I didn’t know why, but whenever he spoke those words, whenever he looked at me with those eyes filled with affection, my heart betrayed me. It skipped a beat, and for a moment, I forgot every rule I had made for myself.

Why was my heart doing this? Why, despite everything I had gone through, was it still responding to him? I told myself I wouldn’t try to fall for him, that I wouldn’t look for love or allow any man to make my heart beat in ways I didn’t understand. But now, here I was, fighting with myself, questioning everything I thought I knew about my emotions.

Every time he told me he loved me, every time he touched me w