Chapter 12

Eriane’s POV

I couldn’t help but think of him on some days. Other times, I questioned why I was wasting my time.

Some love stories are doomed to fail. Ours certainly is, for it is obvious that there is not going to be any love at all. My present relationship with CJ is one of care and hate if that even exists. And I frequently wondered what his true intentions were.

He could sometimes make me feel like I was everything to him. He pursued me so relentlessly, protected me, and got me out of every jam I found myself in. In a matter of seconds, he would stop what he was busy with and switch his attention to me.

But there were times when he seemed distant. I felt irrelevant in his life, which was how I actually was. He either did not respond at all or responded in a frigid manner. As swiftly as he raised me, he lowered me.

I wanted to avoid jumping the gun, but because he would always act as my lover and then treat me like a stranger, I always felt as