Chapter 60 — The Reckoning Room

• Just like the stories we raised on what a rogue means. The warnings and fear. But this wasn’t a story. This was real. Fear, confusion, and complete aloneness overwhelmed me. What the hell was I supposed to do now? My chest tightened as I thought of Ren.
• Missed his voice. I missed the warmth of his presence. I missed the comforting illusion that someone truly cared about me. But maybe that was just it: an illusion. Maybe he never cared at all. Why did he leave me with this jerk, then? When he damn well knows how much I hate him so much. Or did I? Did he think I was still in love with that bastard?
• I whispered into the empty room, “Ren… where are you?” My voice broke. I had never felt more abandoned.