Crawling Back To Her Series Redemption and Refuse

Book Chapter11.

I rented a place and started painting on the streets.

Thanks to my grandmother's influence, I was quite good at it.

Every day, I'd sit by the riverbank, listening to music and painting.

It was truly relaxing and liberating.

I had come to realize that belonging doesn't necessarily mean marriage.

I am my own sense of belonging.

During my first week in England, I met a painting partner.

He was an Italian named Luca Romano, handsome and three years older than

me.

He claimed to be an artist who had traveled across the country to paint.

He found this lifestyle very free and unrestrained.

He admired my work and we had great conversations.

grew closer, spending our days painting together and

a week,

were red, and he stood not far off, watching me interact with

shortly after I left, Ryan had practically scoured the entire city to find

had been searching and asking

care

who he loved he couldn't let go

walked over

you have

trembling; I had never seen him so desperate

satisfying,

one who had wronged

who venet

swnov

if you want Lana, I've cleared the

wasn't like that

was

swnove

still proves you had a relationship

I yelled.

turned to look

pulled at my