The Price of Falling

_Alessio’s POV_

I let out a shaky breath, my fingers rapping against my table. How do I keep making the same mistakes over and over?

The ache in my chest was unbearable, but I couldn’t let it show. I couldn't let them know about a moment of weakness.

Not when I’d spent my entire life mastering the art of restraint.

Yet, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t erase the image of her betrayal—the pic