Chapter 25

My initial reaction to his love confession was anger because of everything that had happened between us before, and now… I don’t know anymore. The levels of mistrust and the colossal wall of trepidation that this man has done so much damage effortlessly to me are holding me back. My heart is divided.

I still love him, but I don’t know if I want to be loved by him. Walking that path may be a repeat of the past and a lot of misery and pain for me, or it might not be. The past few hours, the Alexi of the past few weeks is a complete change to the one who inflicted so much cruelty. I don’t know what’s real and manipulation to manoeuvre me into his arms.

He seems to be trying to reform his ways for me and gain trust, or it could be a world-class act fuelled by his information on me now for his own evil ends.

I don’t know if he genuinely is trying to get me to forgive him.

Can I? I just don’t know. The heart is a funny thing, and when you burn it so profoundly that