Chapter 47. Goodbye, My Love

Mariah’s voice trembled with sorrow. “Adam, I understand why you’re doing this. But please, please don’t make me leave. I’m willing to face whatever comes, even if it means risking my life. I can’t go back to the way things were before, and I don’t want to. I want to be with you.”

Adam’s expression remained resolute, his eyes filled with pain as he wrestled with the turmoil within. He had taken this stance out of love and a need to protect Mariah, but the cost weighed heavily on him. He wanted to shield her from the dangerous path he was about to tread.

With a heavy heart and a sense of finality, Adam gently but firmly freed himself from Mariah’s grasp. His gaze, filled with a profound sorrow, met hers, and he knew that the decision he was making would hurt them both deeply.

“Mariah,” he said, his voice filled with a mixture of love and sadness, “Pete will drop you off tonight. You need to go.”

It was a painful directive, a choice he had made to protect her f