Chapter 78

Camilla's POV I wanted a love that would make all the hurt disappear but what I got was different. It took me several heart breaks later to realise I didn't get my wish, nothing about our love has been roses and light. Most people get butterflies when they're in love, well, I never did get butterflies, I got several herds of elephants stomping on me until my air supply was limited. That was what I liked, it made me feel alive, it reminded me I wasn't dead. It felt nice, my brain blocked out every red flag, the biggest being his infatuation with his ex who he claimed never to have loved anywhere nearly as much as he did me. My eyes caught him several times, discreetly watching her with a smile and sometimes, a frown. I told myself he was just seeing what he could have lost a wonderful woman like me to, yes, a wonderful woman because that's how he made me feel but even that was a farfetched lie. When I left Adrian and Michelle, I ran, I didn't want them or anyone to see me crying as