#Chapter 86: Echo of his absense

Evelyn I could still feel the echo of his absence. It was everywhere, in every room and every breath. Logan’s silence had settled into me like a bruise, and I couldn’t help but continue poking at it, eliciting more and more pain. It all was so deep and dark. Tender to the touch. I’d given him the truth, stripped myself bare in front of him, thinking maybe, just maybe, we could start again with honesty. It wouldn’t be simple, but we could refresh. We had already been through so much together, so why not this, too? But the look in his eyes had said it all. He didn’t know if he could ever forgive me. And now… I was starting to realize that I didn’t know if I could survive that kind of rejection. I paced the floor of my chamber, restless and raw. The room was too quiet, too warm, too stifling. I felt like I couldn’t sit still, and every breath was tight and shallow. My skin itched with the feeling of being watched. How can a person feel so numb and yet be acutely aware o