Chapter 190

Chapter 190

-Grayson’s POV-

25th July–Rickon.

26th July–Isabella.

27th July–Maria.

28th July–Isabella.

31st July–Ricardo.

2nd August–Isabella.

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3rd August–Rickon.

4th August–Maria.

7th August–A call from Carter.

That was the sequence in which the intervention happened. I really didn’t know if they had a schedule on who should come to talk to me or when. But I didn’t care because everything they said centered around the same damn thing.

“Things aren’t as bad as they seem.”

“You might not have your wolf, but that doesn’t mean everyone is not still scared of you. No one would dare challenge your throne.”

“You’re full of bullshit because you know Ava would never do this.”

“Do you hear me? Full of bullshit.”

“You still haven’t gone to see her? Do you know what you are putting her through right now?”

“Grayson, can you hear me? Are you even listening?”

The last four, along with some deeply colorful curses, came from Isabella in person.

Was I listening? I didn’t even know anymore. But I guess if I could replay everything that had been said to me over the last two weeks, then I must have been.

Two weeks.

a force I didn’t even remember. The moments that I had once cherished, the

to say it out loud, but I loved her. I had loved

you are weak, and they will walk all over you.‘ And I had shown Ava Pierce every

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more painful than the betrayal itself was the

planned this.

look up from the blank screen in front of me. The screen that I couldn’t focus on, couldn’t

have a clue about anything anymore. I didn’t care about anything. Everything was numb. The voices, the intervention–nothing registered anymore. I was lost in the hollow

my head just enough to glance at the door, but it felt like

I heard the door creak open, the sound of heels clicking across the floor. A shuffle, and then the chair across from me scraped as someone sat down.

while. Then, her

even worse than what

Elaine.

to see the triumph that Ava was finally gone just like she wanted. But instead, she looked at me the way she used to when we were kids–like she

was the last time you took a shower? Or ate something?” she

her, unsure if I was even really seeing her. The words were like static in my brain, but I couldn’t find

about you?”

I didn’t speak.

by drowning in your misery.” She glared at me, her eyes hard now. “We’re going

idea of going out. Of doing something. Anything. But it felt too far removed from the man I was now, from the pain that consumed me. But

We’re going.”

looked at her stomach. It was flat, still. No sign of a bump.

why I was thinking about it. Why it

the hell did I even care?

“Grayson Stephen Blackwood.”

of my full name hit me like a punch to the gut. It pulled me out of my thoughts, but only for

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still speaks.

it. She didn’t wait for me to reply. Her eyes softened, a little, and she gestured to the bathroom. “The fancy bathroom you built in here has finally come in handy,” she said, her voice more gentle now.

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that had taken over my body. The empty hole in my chest. But her words… her tone. I stood. The action felt robotic, like I was going through the motions. I walked around the desk that suddenly seemed too large, and I picked up the suit she had brought. I didn’t even think about it. I just… walked to

Every movement was stiff, automatic. I barely even registered the hot water running over me. My mind was a blur, my thoughts scattered. Nothing made sense. It was as

as I stumbled after Elaine, my feet moving mechanically. I didn’t even question it, didn’t ask why I was

stares around me, even if I couldn’t quite make them out. I knew, though–knew–that the eyes on me were filled with shock. Shock that Grayson Blackwood, once

It felt

crowd, taking me to an exclusive, quieter area. I sat down automatically. Everything felt distant, disconnected. Numbness had crept in,

casting long shadows on the walls. The air was thick with the smell of alcohol,

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