Hazel’s world shattered the moment Ace whispered those words. “We need to break up.” It was as if the ground beneath her feet had crumbled, leaving her suspended in a void of despair. She stood there, motionless, her heart screaming in agony while her body refused to move. Her mind tried to process the sudden turn of events, but all it could conjure was the haunting echo of his voice, the finality in his tone that crushed every dream she had ever held.
She felt as though her heart had been ripped out and crushed right in front of her. Tears welled up in her eyes, blurring her vision as they spilled over, tracing hot paths down her cheeks. Her chest tightened with every breath, each inhale a struggle as if the air itself was too heavy to bear. She wanted to scream, to beg him to take back
