Beyond the Fourth Girl: A Dark Romance

Previously

…“I… I can’t,” she stammered, standing up. “I can’t do this right now, Kai.” He looked at her, his eyes filled with a mixture of hurt and confusion. “Elara, what are you saying?” Tears welled in her eyes, blurring his beloved face. “I just… I need to be alone. I need to… to figure this out. On my own.” She couldn’t bear to see the disappointment in his eyes, the dawning realization that the woman he loved was perhaps not who she seemed. She turned and fled, leaving Kai alone in the suffocating silence, the fragile peace of their shared life shattered, the echoes of Silas Thorne’s poison finally taking root.