TERESA'S P.O.V.
I ran out of Lucian's room, barely seeing through the tears streaming down my face. Each step felt like I was running against a wall, the pain in my chest tightening with each passing second. I could still feel his words echoing, his voice cold and distant like I was nothing. I'd been hurt before, but this… this was so much worse. The kind of hurt that roots itself inside you and won't let go.
The stairs blurred beneath me, and suddenly, I collided with someone. Alex. I stumbled back, landing on the cold marble floor, and for a moment, we both just stared. I thought I caught his nose twitching slightly, like he could somehow smell what had happened, and his eyes widened, filling with a strange mixture of shock and confusion. My heart twisted tighter, the humiliation adding to my ache.
