Chapter 0146
“You don’t have to do this,” he says softly, as if finally realizing the finality of this moment.

“I know. I want to.”

He steps back, giving me space to walk away. For a second, our eyes meet, and in that moment, I see

a flicker of the man I once knew, the man I once thought was changing for the better. But it’s too late for

that now.

I turn away, and without another word, I make my way into the station. I hand my ticket over to the

attendant and find my way onto the train, settling into a seat that offers a clear view of the platform.

Karl’s there, standing in the same spot, watching me with his hands in his pockets. Our eyes meet one

last time through the window as the train starts to move. His figure grows smaller and smaller, a

shrinking outline of past mistakes and broken trust, until he’s just a blur in the distance.

I lean back in my seat, close my eyes, and exhale a breath I didn’t know I was holding. I don’t know

what comes next, but one thing’s for certain: I can’t let Karl in again. Not now, not ever. And honestly,

it’s my fault that I ever let him back in to begin with.

momentum as it pulls away from the platform. I can’t help

stands there,

me, but I push it aside. This is the path

back now.

into that thought, a sudden rush of

that jolts

all

her thoughts meshing with mine,

all this time.

“You… You’ve been dormant for years,

to show

was heartbroken,” she replies. “When you chose to move forward without me, without us,

never lost hope. I thought maybe one day the two of you would work it out, and we could

again.”

bitterness that stings. “And you chose to come back now? When I’m

Karl?”

You’re leaving our fated mate, Abby. Do you not realize what

been our mate for years. And besides, that ship has

working things out, but not now. Not after what he

“And what exactly did he do

my life, bribed someone into leaving me. He tried to control me, just like old

Then she snarls, a ripple of anger that races through

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