Chapter 21 Twenty One

• CRYSTAL
• The moment the door closes behind Kai, I follow him to the threshold, my hand hovering over the handle. But I can't do it. I can't chase after him. I can't let myself be that desperate, broken girl who throws herself at a man who's made it clear before that I mean nothing to him.
• Instead, I lean against the door and slide down until I'm sitting on the cold floor, my back pressed against the wood that separates me from him. The tears come then, hot and relentless, spilling through my fingers as I cover my face.