Shattered Illusions

Fate struck me hard. I believed happiness would not slip through my fingers again this time. Yet, reality hit me so forcefully that I was left reeling, cold to my core. Perhaps this was retribution—a merciless mockery of my overconfidence.

I had never been meant to be with Tristan. He had glanced at me again, and I had naively mistaken it for something more. Without trust, feelings had been nothin