Chapter 48

I pretend to sleep, my eyes tightly shut, hoping Macy won't notice. I can hear the sound of her blood dripping on the ground, and it's like a metronome, marking each painful second. I know what's coming next.

Macy removes my hospital cover, and I can feel her presence beside me. She drags my hair painfully, and suddenly I can't take it anymore. I scream, unable to pretend any further. I open my eyes and face her, and the emotions are high.

"Why are you back into our lives?" Macy screams at me, her voice full of anger and pain. "You destroyed everything we had, and now you come back here, trying to take Kylian away from me?"

I try to speak, but Macy's words are too much. She tears up and falls to her knees, crying.

"Macy, listen to me," I say, my voice shaking. "I'm going to marry your father Rojas. I'm not interested in Kylian anymore."

Macy looks up at me, her eyes full of disbelief. "Don't you get it? I don't want you anywhere near me or my