Chapter 85

"I just realized how unfair it's been for you to see me fall apart over Austin so many times," she said, regret coloring her words. "No matter how much I hate him, it still hurts seeing how easily he moved on—especially with someone who was once my best friend. It breaks my heart that everything he told me was a lie. Maybe Megan's right... maybe I'm not worthy of love, and that's why he feels no remorse." "Never say that," Klaus growled, his eyes flashing with intensity that made Georgina blink in surprise. "I won't have you thinking that way." "I know I shouldn't, but when Megan announced her engagement, it felt like watching my own life unfold without me," she confessed, fresh tears threatening. "She never even wanted marriage! She always said commitment wasn't for her. Now she has everything I dreamed of having. I feel like an impostor in my own life story." Klaus understood her pain better than she knew. He turned to face her fully, taking both her hands in his. His thumbs traced g