Chapter 7

Without saying a single word, Damien firmly pressed the bracelet into my palm. "Please… keep it. It was your favorite. "I'm not trying to win you back. I just want you to be happy." I looked down at the bracelet resting in my palm and let out a cold, bitter laugh. "I don't care about this broken thing anymore." Right in front of him, I threw it back into the trash. I heard it break again as it hit the bottom. Damien's eyes widened in disbelief, his mouth slightly open, but no words came. "I treasured it because I loved you. I held on to everything you gave me, as if it meant the world. "But now, I hate you. And everything that reminds me of you only makes my skin crawl." As the weight of my words settled between us, I saw Damien's eyes begin to redden, a faint glimmer of tears forming in them. Without thinking, I lifted my hand and wiped the corner of my own eye. It was the first time I ever saw him cry. Yet I had cried for him countless times before. I had cried the night h