After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 19

"Alistair, I made my choice when I married you knowing you'd never be faithful. I accepted the consequences, which is why I've handled ninety-nine of your mistresses over three years. Wasn't I a good enough wife for you?"

"Why would you humiliate me like this?"

Tears shimmered in her eyes, blurring her vision. She smiled bitterly, blinking to force them back.

Alistair felt a sharp pain in his chest. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something-anything-but the words wouldn't come.

He reached up to wipe away her tears, but Elaine stepped back, avoiding his touch.

She turned her face away, refusing to look at him. As she lowered her head, a tear fell straight to the floor with an audible splash.

"You promised me you wouldn't have a child with anyone else, Alistair. You broke that promise. So let's just end this. I don't want someone else's child, and I don't want to be trapped in the past anymore."

Elaine took a deep breath before finishing. "Forget it. Just go home and don't come looking for me again. Let's pretend those three years never happened. I'm begging you just let me go."

in

for a long time before whispering, "I'm

lowered his head, stunned and empty, then turned to leave, his mind anything but

and brought us to

could start over, if I made different choices, would you

his footsteps faded away. When they were gone, she finally composed herself, taking a deep breath as she

from now on, let's be

thing Alistair did upon returning to New York was go to the

in. Her face lit up with hope. She threw back the covers and rushed

grabbed her wrist and started pulling her toward

confusion replacing her joy. He

Until

doctor's office. Before she could catch her breath, his voice fell

"We're terminating the pregnancy."