The Last Time I Loved Him (Autumn and Ryan) novel Chapter 72

Chapter 2

When I woke up, I was completely naked in a hotel room. The disheveled room, the contraceptives in the trash can, and the blood on the white sheets all told me what had happened the night before.

I broke down on the spot and immediately called the police, but when I went to the hospital for an examination, I was told that all the evidence had been washed away from my body.

I went to Kaylee, hoping she would testify for me, but she claimed to know nothing.

I was in despair and helpless.

Then the rumors started spreading around the school. I was painted as someone who didn't respect herself, going to a bar for a one-night stand and being abandoned like a slut.

"Don't be fooled by Amina's pure and aloof appearance. She's actually this dirty behind the scenes."

"She went to the bar looking for thrills, got used and discarded, and still had the nerve to report it to the police. She has no shame."

"I can't believe I have to share a dorm with someone like her.

Who knows if she has some kind of disease, I don't want to catch it."

The slanderous words came from my dorm room. I pushed the door open, only to find my bed and wardrobe covered in toilet trash and used sanitary pads, the stench overwhelming.

"How could you do this to me? I was the victim!" I screamed, tears streaming down my face.

Kaylee stood across from me, hands on her hips, with two other girls beside her.

"Amina, you didn't respect yourself. You went out to have a one- night stand and got abandoned. What gives you the right to yell at us?" she said.

I stared at Kaylee in disbelief.

"Other people might not know what happened, but don't you?!" I demanded.

Kaylee's gaze faltered.

After that, I tried to take my life several more times, but Easton always saved me at the critical moment.

He would always hold me tightly in his arms, looking at me with unwavering determination.

"It's not your fault. I will protect you forever."

I fell in love with the light that saved me.

Under his healing presence, I gradually emerged from the darkness.

I once thought that meeting Easton was the luck I earned from saving the world in my past life.

After we got married, I often felt guilty toward Easton, thinking that I was the one dragging him down, making him the target of outside criticism, even making it difficult for him to hold his head high in front of his family and friends.