Chapter 55

An hour later, Anna was curled up on her couch feeling sorry for herself when a knock at the door sounded. Her head snapped up. She knew without even looking out the window that it was Cedric. She seemed to be able to sense his presence. Even when she didn’t want to.
But she couldn’t hide from him forever. She’d had a couple of days to cry and wallow in her misery. Now it was time to reclaim her life. This was her house. And she wasn’t going to give it up because she’d made the mistake of loving a man who was incapable of loving her back. It didn't matter what he said. He didn't love her… She refused to believe it because she didn't trust him. Hopefully, soon he'd get tired of staying at Haerton like he usually did, then he'd go back to the city and leave her alone.
She ran her fingers under her eyes, wiping away any stray teardrops, then checked her reflection in the closest mirror. Her hair was a mess, she wasn’t wearing makeup and she looked like exactly what she was. A woman who’d spent too much time lately crying. He knocked again, louder this time and Anna steeled herself as she opened the door. Her heart squeezed in her chest. He looked so good and she’d missed him so much.