Lila
I woke up the next morning on my friend's couch with my eyes swollen and my heart still burning.
No messages from Damien. Just one from his lawyer saying papers were coming. I did not cry again. Instead I made coffee, ate a proper breakfast, and headed straight back to the gym.
My body ached from last night but I did not care. The pain felt useful now.
Kai was already there when I walked in. He wore the same black tank top and looked even bigger in the daylight. He nodded at me like he had been waiting.
"Glad you came back," he said. His voice was deep and steady. "Most people who look like you did last night never return."
"I am not most people," I replied. I changed quickly and met him on the gym floor.
He handed me some weights. "Start with these. Push hard. Do not hold ba
