Chapter Seven
“How the hell did I wind up here? It’s a question I’ve asked myself over and over again. On the outside I am calm, collected, and focused, but inside I'm screaming. I am raging over my own choices. I want to go back. I want to make better choices. I want to undo all the pain I’ve caused. I want to be worthy … worthy of her. But I’m not. I’m not sure that I ever was, but now I know that I never will be.” ~Skender
Skender felt her before he saw her. His breath rushed out of him knowing that she was back, that she was safe. The minute Tenia rounded the corner of the corridor, he drank her in. She had her light blonde hair pulled back in a sleek ponytail, though wisps of it had escaped and framed her face. Her green eyes were dull, and the dark circles beneath them punctuated t
