Elena returned to the Montgomery residence with a shattered heart. The flicker of life that had momentarily sparked within her seemed to have been extinguished once more. Her hope of seeing Evander had vanished instantly. The man she loved was already flying far away from the country.
Her legs felt weak as she stepped into the house.
"Where have you been?" Victoria asked, her face flushed with suppressed anger.
But Elena didn't care at all. Her soul felt completely empty. Even if Victoria were to kill her right then, she would have welcomed it.
"Just kill me, Mother! What's the point of living anymore!" Elena moaned, her recently dried tears flowing again.
"What are you saying? You're not making any sense, Elena!" Alistair retorted, annoyed.
Elena turned to her parents. "You've alrea
