Chapter 124

Chapter 124

As Chiara continued talking, my mind drifted inwards again.

It hurt how quickly Dominic’s return had shaken me. How easily old patterns had tried to reassert themselves. How close I’d come to shrinking again, to doubting myself, to wondering whether I was still that woman who needed protection.

I wasn’t.

I had been strong before Dominic. I had become stronger without him. And I would remain strong regardless of what he chose to do now.

I realised with absolute clarity that I didn’t have to wait for him come and save me.

If he couldn’t take a stand for me, I was more than capable of doing it myself.