Is he free?
Does he still think of me?
No. Of course not.
Why would he think of the girl that turned him away at her door like he meant nothing?
I don’t deserve Cillian O’Sullivan.
But maybe I still deserve a second chance at happiness. I just have to make the decision. A decision I should have made a long time ago.
Immediately, my thoughts flick to Pa. Guilt rises, but I squelch it down.
Nobody ever said this was going to be easy. Choices must be made, and those choices will have consequences.
But I’ve spent most of my life looking after my father. It’s time that I live for myself now. It’s time I save myself before Tristan extinguishes the last embers of fire left inside me.
There won’t be a blue-eyed prince with a carefree smile to come rescue this damsel in distress.
This time, I’ve got to save myself.