Chapter 15 Promises Are Pointless

We were both silent, one inside the room while the other was outside. Time ticked by slowly, and eventually, it was nightfall. At this point, I was a little annoyed. Couldn't he have knocked if I didn't open the door? Was he planning on fighting me until the very end? Holding back my rage, I abruptly yanked the door open. I instantly locked eyes with Finnegan, who looked like an abandoned puppy. I couldn't help but pause in surprise. "Tia…" Finnegan's voice was hoarse, and his eyes were red-rimmed. "Please don't abandon me, okay?" He reached a hand out to me, but then he shrank back as though afraid I would reject him. This happened several times more. In the end, he still couldn't bring himself to touch me. I thought back to the past. Back then, Zachary and Finnegan were young and full of life. Both were also tall and handsome. As a result, many girls were constantly swooning over them. At the time, they each dealt with this issue differently. Zachary would gently rebuff their a