Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 108

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 good to

forward, elbows on my

why she's so good to Rayen when she-" My voice breaks,

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

my own ears, hoarse and bitter, like something scraped up

see her with Noah or

grow. He

Wasn't he the reason? The man

The question haunts me.

him but hiding

worth it, giving up our little

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

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

it," I mutter, raking my fingers through my

quiet for a

losing it. You're in

his lost his mind. Which I suspect he

"You've lost your brains?."

are." Luca supports him, and

kid, you fuckers. Loving her

if she

such thing. She's feisty with a nasty

we did scans every week and I was told he was growing just fine and healthy then suddenly he's born dead? Does that make sense

consider the possibilities of foul play and investigate for the

ponder on Luca's words for a moment. Does she believe the same? Is that why she gave me such a sad look

The birthmark.

when I saw it but I checked the

Leah's words echo in

check for me the night I got so drunk I messed up the signature and we lost

cold bastard. We are having a heart to heart and you're thinking about money?" He turns

fucking do it."

his

Before lan can get his full sentence out, my

I immediately slide right.

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