Chapter 56

• ~Lola’s POV~
• I moved to a position where I could see out of one of the windows in my bedroom and took in the scenery outside. The rays of the unrelenting southern sun are reflected brilliantly by the water of the ocean. The sea was lazily making its way up onto the beach, and I couldn’t wait to put my bare feet in the warm sand and let my worries wash away. It’s been a long time since I’ve been here. The lush greenery that surrounded the house gave off the impression of possessing curative properties, which helped ease the strain on my already-overburdened heart and put my mind at ease. Ozark was eerily quiet and serene. Calm is something that is lacking in my life and is the one and only thing I require at this precise moment: tranquility. My life has recently been nothing but a farce, chaos, never-ending rage, and regrets. I redirected my attention to the scenery and tried to take some pleasure in it so that I wouldn’t have to concentrate on how Dante was making my life very hard. The view was so beautiful that I could have stood there all day.
• It’s been two days since I left New York City. Call me a coward, but one can only take so much. Since this is what he wants, I will give him what he wants and walk away. I love my children, but I also want peace. I want to be free, but he won’t listen to me when I try to reason with him, and I’m tired of fighting. He can have it all. I want to close this chapter of my life and begin a new one that does not involve anything to do with Dante Moore. The love of my life. Who could have predicted that the one person to whom you have devoted your entire life would one day cause you to regret ever falling so deeply in love with them? Love can be a blessing and a curse at the same time. I was blind, but not anymore. I want peace, and peace is what I will find. I am leaving today, and my lawyer is waiting for me. It’s time to end this.