Olivia's POV
I didn't even remember how I reached my room.
The moment the guards wheeled Lennox away, something inside me broke.
I walked into my room, closed the door slowly… and then I just collapsed on the bed.
I buried my face in the pillow and cried.
Not soft tears.
Not quiet ones.
Real crying. The kind that shakes your whole body, the kind that empties your chest and makes you feel hollow.
He told me to stay away.
Stay away from him.
Don't talk to him.
Don't come near him.
Don't comfort him.
Hearing it, it felt like my heart was being ripped apart.
I cried until my eyes burned.
Until my throat hurt.
Until exhaustion finally pulled me into a heavy, painful sleep.
In the morning when I woke up, my pillow was still damp.
I sat up slowly, wiped my eyes, and whispered my morning prayers.
I prayed for guidance, for strength, and for peace.
And then I prayed for Lennox.
I asked Goddess to calm his heart.
To heal the pain inside him.
