Chapter 29. I Am Sorry

Mattias’s POV

I stood frozen, staring at Emily, my ex…

The years seemed to have passed by quickly, but the memories rushed back, uninvited. Her ginger-red hair framed her face just as I remembered, but now she felt like a ghost from my past.

“What are you doing here?” I managed to say.

“Mattias,” she said softly, her voice trembling slightly. “I know it’s been a long time. I came to ask for your forgiveness.”

“What forgiveness?” I questioned, my voice barely above a whisper. The anger and hurt from our past bubbled up. She had left me for someone else—someone with more money. And now, she stood here, back in my life, looking for a way in.

“I know I made a mistake,” she continued, her eyes searching mine. “I heard about you; I saw you in the media. You’