ZAHRA My encounter with Tristan was more emotional than I had anticipated. When I got to the basement, I was ready to burn everything down. To burn us down. But my emotions got the best of me. My brain was telling me to be smart for once and not go back to the man who had forsaken me. But my heart… It knew better. I could reject Tristan here and now, once and for all, and move on with my life. Maybe I could even find someone else who would respect me and my choices. But what would I do that for when I knew I’d be miserable without him? There was no one else in the world who could make me as happy as he did. I couldn’t help but remember what Cypress had said to me when he took over Tristan’s body. He was right. Tristan challenged me. The burning passion I experienced with him… No one els

