Chapter 21

His voice cracked with nervousness, but his smile crashed when he saw Elaine's face remain completely blank.

She slowly shook her head. "You still just hear whatever the hell you want to hear, don't you?"

Her voice was quiet but razor-sharp. She stared at him standing there looking lost and repeated herself more clearly.

"Did you honestly think this was just about the baby? I already told you-you broke your promise first. We can't just rewind and pretend nothing happened. Terminating some pregnancy doesn't erase what you did to me."

"No, wait that's not fair-you said if I—" he stammered, grasping for words that wouldn't come.

He'd screwed up first. He'd hurt her. He'd done this to them.

could he just let

to keep it together, but his eyes betrayed him, turning red at

forward? We'll build something better.

desperate enough, she'd cave. He was

face might as well have

distance. Everything you've done 'for my sake'

just long enough to glance back over her

just Alistair and Vivian left. After what felt like forever,

honest. If she didn't exist... would you

voice was barely audible. He

said flatly. "The plan was always to dump you once I had the baby."Without the baby, there was no point in the charade

how his hot-and-cold routine might destroy someone. She

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