~Evric's POV~
He immediately shook his head, unable to meet my gaze. "No."
"How did you feel, baby?"
Zayn choked back a sob. "I felt awful, Evric.
"Completely discarded," he said quietly. "I felt like I wasn't important enough for you to wait even five minutes for. I felt rejected… and disgusting, especially after everything that happened earlier. I was hard, I was frustrated, and I felt so small I just wanted to scream. In that moment, I didn't feel like your fiancé. I felt like a foolish distraction."
I listened intently, my own pain surfacing to meet his. "All this time, when you acted the same way towards me, when I needed your time, when I needed intimacy, when I needed reassurance, and you withheld it or postponed it without considering my needs, that is exactly how I felt, Zayn."
My voice stayed soft, but it carried weight. "Do you think that was fair to me, baby? Leaving me feeling that way?"
He shook his head again, tears welling up afresh. "No."
