Chapter 65

• I deserve that. I don’t know what to say to you. I’ve been a coward for days because I can’t face you. I don’t know how to say the words to you or how to say sorry for what I’m going to do. I guess we both know what’s going to happen next week.
• He confirms my worst fears and solidifies my decision in that one brief statement. Ripping what’s left of my shredded, mutilated heart out and stomping it all over the floor until there’s nothing left but a mess. He’s chosen to go through with marking her, and this is his goodbye. His confirmation.
• Then don’t. I need to go. I have to do chores. Maybe just leave me alone until it’s done, and then we’ll see what happens from there.