Book 3: Forced to Stay

Anacá's POV

Tears streamed down my cheeks on seeing the video Eros had sent me. I was in two minds now. While my heart melted, my mind didn’t. I wanted to forgive him, yet something prodded me to end this reckless alliance. What if he didn’t change his ways? What if he hurt me again? After starting a family with him, it would be impossible to walk away without emotional baggage. 

I wiped the tears away. Maybe I was better off alone. Eros might repent now, but he could misbehave again. When his dad had done it for thirty-one years with his mother, how could I trust him? 

With two days left for his parents’ wedding, I was apprehensive about meeting Eros again. What if he had a lot of expectations from me? I couldn’t live up to them. I had lost faith in him and in our reckless marriage. Maybe I shouldn’t have proposed that day to Eros. My mom was right. A marriage without love never lasted long. 

Lucy licked my hand to comfort me,