Chapter 5

I stepped aside. I set Theodore free to be with his precious Eleanor. He should be overjoyed. So why pursued me all the way to Serenity Abbey? Why cause a scene?

Was my letter of withdrawal not clear enough?'

Serenity Abbey was a place of refuge, not a theater for melodrama. Since this turmoil stemmed from my past, it fell to me to end it.

The moment he saw me, his eyes grew suspiciously bright.

"Blakely," he began, voice thick with emotion. "You heard what I said that day, didn't you? Why didn't you tell me you were leaving with…