Chapter 76. Find Happiness Elsewhere

AXEL

My shaking started as soon as I left the house. It was hard to walk because it felt like I was falling apart. I got to the car, kicked the driver out, got to the driver’s seat, and brought out my phone.

When my hands wouldn’t stop shaking, it took forever to dial her number, but I did it eventually. My frustration grew when the call didn’t connect.

I dropped the phone, resting my head on my steering wheel, my grip tight. I took deep breaths, my eyes closed, imagining her hands on me, her scent wrapped around me, her beautiful eyes fixed on me and looking so tender and so filled with love.

“She’s in love with me,” I whispered, my voice shaking. “She’s… in love… with… me.”

My shaking slowed, my heartbeat going back to normal.

She loves me. I had her love. What my father or Vera says doesn’t matter. She was all that mattered to me. All I cared about. I could lose the world but as long as I had her, I wouldn’t fret.

I started the car, drivi