After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 118

With his words hanging in the air, he left the bar and got into his car alone. He lit a cigarette, taking a deep drag in an attempt to calm his inner turmoil.

But the memories he had deliberately suppressed rushed back like a tide, completely overwhelming him.

He remembered their first time together.

Aurelia lying beneath him, her face flushed with shyness, her eyes full of trust and love.

"Nolan, will you love me forever?"

He had kissed her forehead tenderly. "Of course I will. I'll love you until becoming old."

Her body had trembled slightly, her eyes showing a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

Nolan's movements had been gentle and slow, as if afraid of hurting her.

His fingers had traced lightly over her skin, feeling her warmth and heartbeat.

Her breathing had quickened, her eyes gradually misting with desire.

"Nolan, that feels so good..." she had whispered, her voice quivering.

had claimed her lips, swallowing her

breaths intertwining as

into his skin as if afraid he might suddenly

that moment, Nolan's heart had been filled with contentment and

knew then he could never let

the steering wheel, his

responded involuntarily, his mind filled with

her betrayal... everything

his fingers sliding down to his

emotions he had deliberately suppressed were released in

grew rapid, beads of sweat forming on his forehead until finally, he

that moment of release, he knew he was

No matter how much he hated Aurelia, no matter how hard he tried to forget her, his heart could not fet her goShe was his mother's killer, someone he could never

had smoked an entire pack

littered with

a decision and drove to

like broken strings of pearls,

was

before his mother's gravestone, Rain streamed down his hair, face, and clothes, soaking him completely, but he