Chapter 66. Holding Myself Back

Roman’s POV

“Give me the strongest drink you have,” I muttered, plopping onto the barstool.

The waitress darted me a smile as she nodded before getting the equipment for mixing the drink ready. I sighed heavily as I felt the blood vessels inside my head throb with a migraine. The thoughts of the night before invaded my mind for the umpteenth time, and my heart lurched with guilt. No matter how much alcohol I drank, I just couldn’t shake the image of Sofie staring up at me, her coffee eyes misty with unshed tears and atrocious hatred for me.

I had no idea what possessed me to take Sofie most painfully without her permission. Although a part of me hated her for lying to me, that didn’t mean I wanted to harm her. I couldn’t even bring myself to apologize to her because I felt both hurt and disgusted with myself.

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