Chapter 9. That Night when You Were Mine

“Giselle…”

I turned and was surprised that I didn’t even notice Caden was already at my back. I was a little embarrassed that he came into my room with my hair looking so messy. My body felt so exposed in my sheer see-through nightgown, and my cheeks were stained with tears.

“What are you doing here?” I asked, a little nervously, and quickly wiped my tears with the back of my hand.

It was one of those days when I experienced an inexplicable urge to cry. I just wanted to release all the negative feelings as I stared outside the window while the weather was dark and heavy, just like my feelings were. There was a storm coming. The waves were crashing on the shore, and the far horizon of the ocean was gray with thick, hefty clouds, ready to pour out the madness they had been holding.

My heart was a storm. And I didn’t know how long I c