A hollow laugh escaped her.
Soft.
Broken.
“How stupid was I…? He is the damn Crown Prince… I was so f*****g blind!”
Avalon didn’t answer immediately.
Because she felt it too.
The betrayal.
The heartbreak.
The crushing weight of realization.
“I’m sorry…” Iva whispered suddenly, her voice fragile as she closed her eyes tightly. “I’m so sorry, Avalon…”
“For what…?” Avalon asked softly, confused despite the pain.
“For not being enough,” Iva replied, tears slipping down her cheeks. “You deserved a better human… someone stronger, someone more attractive,… someone who wouldn’t fall for this again…”
Avalon stilled.
Hurt.
But not in the way Iva thought.
Before she could respond—
She asked something else.
Something unexpected.
Something that cut through the chaos.
“What are we goi
