Chapter 136 - The Echoes of My Heart

The days after Marcus handed over that letter became the most agonizing stretch of his life. Every morning began with expectation and ended in disappointment, his thoughts circling endlessly around Anya and the hope that she might give him some kind of response, even a brief acknowledgment. But as one day slipped into the next and an entire week vanished without a word, the silence grew unbearable. The letter he had placed so carefully into her hands felt as though it had been swallowed by a void, leaving behind nothing, not even an echo.