Chapter 128. Trust You

Enzo

After Reese had fallen asleep, I stepped out of my room and onto the balcony of my house. My heart seemed to be continuously sliced, leaving my soul feeling empty.

Even in the darkness, with only the faint glow from the garden lamps, the yellow roses in my garden were visible. They were her favorite, Byers had told me, and I had planted them over the years, just to witness her smile once more upon seeing them.

I had been waiting for her return all this time. And finally she was here, and now my beloved wife.

Yet, I hurt her once more. I understood her earlier reaction. She had been abducted by Mandy and her lover, and perhaps they had harmed her in some way, which she recalled when I pressured her, and I despised myself for causing her that pain.

I compelled her to recall that trauma, and the urge to inflict pain upon myself was overwhelming.

Pain constricted my throat, and the solitary tear that dropped onto my cheek took me by surpri