<h4>Chapter 45: Chapter FORTY FIVE: They Are Going To Release Mira</h4>


    Kendrick’s POV


    The word hit me like a de across my chest and I gave Jasper a questioning gaze but he avoided my eyes.


    My heart mmed against my ribs so hard it felt like it would tear through and I forgot how to breathe for a few seconds.


    She had said it.


    She had called him the sacred word that should have belonged to me.


    For a second, I thought maybe I misheard. Maybe the panic in the room had scrambled my brain, maybe the rush of fear in my blood had made me imagine it.


    But I saw how her eyes softened when she looked at him.


    I staggered back, my knees threatening to give out beneath me. The walls spun, and all I could hear was the pounding in my skull.


    Jasper’s eyes met mine, and for the first time since we were kids, I didn’t see the warm, brotherly smile of my friend.


    All I saw was pity.


    Pity and something that made me want to smash my fist through the wall.


    "Come with me," he said to me with a firm tone.


    He carefully patted Christy’s hand, then he whispered something to her before walking out of the room.


    I wanted to scream and demand answers right here in front of her but when I remembered how she had passed out earlier, I held back.


    I forced my legs to move and followed him, each step felt like it was dragging me deeper into hell.


    We stopped in the quiet hallway. The lights made Jasper’s tired face more visible to me.


    He turned, with his jaw clenched tightly as he shoved his hands into his pockets like he didn’t know what to do with them.


    "She’s not faking it, Kendrick," he said then paused with a hesitant expression.


    "She really lost her memory." he revealed with a tired sigh.


    I just stared at him as his words slowly sank in.


    "No," I said after a few seconds, shaking my head like a child refusing bad news.


    "I understand that it is possible for her to lose her memory but didn’t you hear her? She called you... she called you... " I stuttered as I couldn’t bring myself to say it.


    "Her husband," he finished tly.


    Hearing him confirm it, made me feel slightly dizzy from anger.


    "I don’t know why," he continued quickly, raising a hand before I could explode.


    "I think it’s some form of trauma-induced amnesia. She woke up two days ago and we discovered that she had lost her memory and In her head... I’m the only one she remembers and she remembers me as her husband." he exined quickly and the more I listened to him, the angrier I became.


    "That doesn’t make sense," I hissed. My hands wed into my hair, pulling until my scalp burned.


    "Why would she think that? Why you?" I asked him angrily, as I couldn’t understand how such a thing could happen.


    They hardly saw each other before and had only met a few times, so it is not logical for her to choose him.


    "Because I’m the one who was there when she first opened her eyes," Jasper said, his voice breaking slightly.


    "I held her hand, Kendrick and I told her she was safe, she looked at me like I was the only thing keeping her alive and when she whispered the word... I didn’t correct her. Not when she was still fragile and had no will to live." he said with a slightly emotional tone but I don’t know why I just couldn’t believe him.


    "You should have told her the truth!" I shouted, my voice echoing down the hallway.


    "And hurt her?" Jasper shot back, his face finally cracking.


    "You think I want this? You think I enjoy hearing her call me something I could never be to her?


    I’m waiting and giving her time, so that when she’s stronger, I’ll exin everything to her." he replied angrily while running his hands through his hair in frustration.


    I stared at him, trying to see if he was lying but couldn’t find any trace of lies. He was trembling too, his fists clenched like he also hated what was happening .


    "You promise me... promise me you’ll tell her." I whispered hoarsely.


    "I promise," he said immediately. "But you can’t rush this or push her. If you do, you’ll only hurt her more." he advised with a serious expression.


    I pressed my back against the wall, sliding down until I was crouched on the floor. My hands covered my face, and hot tears leaked through my fingers.


    How did everything get this twisted?


    The sound of footsteps interrupted us. I looked up just in time to see Kelvin storming down the hallway. His eyes locked on me, and they zed like fire.


    "You," he spat.


    Before I could react, his fist collided with my jaw, snapping my head to the side. Pain burst across my face but I didn’t raise my hands.


    Another punchnded in my gut. The air rushed out of me, and I doubled over while gasping for air.


    "Kendrick!" Jasper tried to intervene, but Kelvin shoved him back.


    "You’ve done enough!" Kelvin roared, his fists flying again. His knuckles split my lip, the metallic taste of blood flooding my mouth.


    I let it happen and didn’t fight back.


    I let every punchnd, every hit drive deeper into my bones. My eyes flicked to the doorway. The door cracked open just enough for me to see her pale face peeking out.


    She was watching.


    I prayed that seeing me like this, broken and bleeding, would trigger her memory or ignite a spark.


    But her eyes stayed nk. She just stared, her lips parted slightly, her hand gripping the door with a pale face.


    "Kendrick!" Jasper shouted again, finally pulling Kelvin back.


    I spat blood onto the floor, wiped my mouth with the back of my sleeve, and forced a smile.


    "She doesn’t remember me, even when I’m like this." I whispered in despair.


    "Good, so you better stay the hell away from her."Kelvin sneered


    I didn’t fight back or argue.


    I just turned and walked down the hallway, each step heavier than thest, until I was back in my car.


    My chest felt hollow and my soul felt dead.


    *****


    Christy’s POV


    I watched as Kendrick walked away with lots of bruises and I released the breath I didn’t know I was holding.


    I pressed my palm against my chest, trying to stop the furious pounding of my heart.


    My heart was aching too much and flowed down my cheeks.


    Tears blurred my eyes, and I quickly wiped them away.


    I had to be strong and not let my emotions control me.


    Jasper noticed as soon as he returned to the room.


    "You’re crying," Jasper said softly, his voice carrying a weight I couldn’t ignore.


    "No... I’m not," I lied quickly, even though I knew it was pretty obvious.


    Jasper sighed, pulling up a chair beside me and he didn’t call me out directly.


    "You still feel something for him, even if you don’t admit it." he said after being silent for a few seconds.


    My chest squeezed, and more tears slipped free.


    "I can’t," I whispered.


    "I can’t feel anything for him, not after everything that happened." I said amidst sobs.


    I don’t want to be weak anymore but it is so hard.


    "Then why lie to him?" Jasper asked gently.


    "Because it’s better this way."I replied to him with trembling lips.


    "Better for who?"


    "For everyone," I whispered fiercely.


    "Don’t you get it? If I tell him the truth that I remember everything, it’ll only break us all over again. He’ll expect me to forgive him, to take him back. And I can’t...I can’t go through that pain again." I said in frustration as more tears spilled down my face.


    Jasper leaned back, studying me with unreadable eyes.


    "I want to start fresh," I said, my voice shaking but firm.


    "No past, no heartbreak. Just... peace with my family and unborn child." I said with a resolute voice.


    "If that’s what you want." His jaw tightened, but he nodded slowly


    "It is," I whispered, though my heart screamed the opposite.


    The door burst open suddenly, and Kelvin strode in. His face was filled with and he looked troubled.


    "What’s wrong?" I asked immediately, sitting up straighter.


    He hesitated, running a hand through his hair. His eyes darted to Jasper, then back to me.


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    "You’re not going to believe this," he said grimly.


    "A girl just showed up at the station, she looks exactly like Mira and confessed that she was the one responsible for everything." he said with a deep frown.


    Jasper and I looked at each other in shock.


    "She admitted she was the one behind everything. The framing, the lies, the attack on you and she said that Mira is innocent. Which means..." Kelvin continued


    He trailed off, his jaw tight.


    "They’re going to release Mira," he finished quietly.


    The room fell into silence and my breath hitched as my fingers clutched the sheets so hard my knuckles turned white.


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