Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 108 ~ What happened?

ALEX

"You look like shit."

Luca leans back in his chair, brown eyes sweeping over me like he's confirming a diagnosis.

"Shit doesn't cover it," lann chimes in, and I throw him a glare that lacks the heat it usually carries.

They're both right.

I do look like hell.

"Should I pour you a drink?" Luca offers, but I shake my head.

"Rayen's birthday party starts in an hour. I'm not showing up stinking of whiskey."

Luca whistles. "Look at you being responsible."

I rub at my temples, head throbbing from more than just the sleepless nights.

"I just... I don't get it."

That makes them both pause. I never start conversations like this. I usually keep things buried, neat, and tucked somewhere no one can find them, but something's been cracking lately.

"Get what?" Luca edges me on.

"Athena." Her name feels like gravel in my throat.

"She's been... amazing with Rayen. Like really good to him. He's already sent me

a picture of the gift she just took to him, some Lego game, and he swears it's the best thing he's ever gotten."

I let out a dry laugh.

"I bought him four actual cars. But sure, let's all worship the plastic blocks."

lann raises a brow, clearly confused,

stressed because she's

forward, elbows on

trying to figure out why she's so good to Rayen when she-"

hard at the memory of those goddamn photos, "She didn't want to be a mother. Not a mother

ears, hoarse and bitter, like something

should see her with Noah or the bastard,

tightening into fists. "She's carefree and laughs at almost everything. I've seen my cousin grow. He couldn't make a dollar from telling a funny

where the hell is Zayan in all of this? Wasn't he the reason? The man she gave up everything for?

The question haunts me.

with him

it, giving up

if not, if she's not with him, then what the

she did it for nothing, if she's not with him, if they're not building some kind of perfect life

raking my

quiet for a moment before he

losing it. You're

his lost his mind. Which I

"You've lost your brains?."

supports him, and

my kid, you fuckers. Loving her is the last

if she didn't and

told you this but I've never believed Athena is capable of doing such thing. She's feisty with a nasty

and I

It doesn't. Maybe consider the possibilities of foul play and investigate for the sake of

believe the same? Is that why she gave me such a sad look

The birthmark.

when I saw it

night.." Leah's words echo

I got so drunk I messed up

having a heart to heart and you're thinking about money?" He turns to lann, "Can you believe

do it." I

rolls his

Before lan can get his full

I immediately slide right.