CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE – HEARTBREAK

She barely registered the sounds of the studio emptying out around her. Madison was totally alone, lying in a crumpled heap on the cold, hard floor. Unleashing her anguished wails into the vast silence surrounding her, she mourned the death of her relationship and her self-respect. How could she have been so weak as to destroy the very thing she treasured most? The future she'd imagined building with Sebastian - a life partnership, maybe even a family one day - was obliterated by her selfishness. And his equal betrayal cut just as deeply, the knife of his indiscretion twisting in her gut. Gasping through the sobs wracking her body, Madison frantically tried to process the emotional devastation crashing over her in waves. Part of her brain knew she should get up, collect her belongings, and leave this horrid place. But her limbs felt like lifeless weights, too drained and shattered to move. So she remained slumped there, tears streaming down her blotchy cheeks, wallowing in the feste