Chapter 55

Natalie

I suck in a deep breath, yet it doesn't calm me.

My world has officially turned into madness, and my brain isn't thinking rational thoughts right now.

Noah smiles at me, and my heart is beating out of rhythm. His eyes tell me that he remembers everything, bringing me to tears. This is how... Fuck. Noah looked at me like this the first time we met—like I was the most beautiful woman on the face of the earth.

It breaks me.

Because it's not the right thing to leave Alaric by the altar. It would break him apart, probably forever. It's such a traumatic experience to be dumped here of all places...

But...

I believe love is the rarest thing you can find. People search for it their entire lifetimes. And even though it's crazy, I falter...

I want to be selfish and leave Alaric because no other man has ever affected me like Noah.

His blue eyes, brown hair, and that damn smile... Does he even understand it makes time stop and my head spin? How do you move on from that feeling?

I take