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 good

forward, elbows on

reason, but I've been wrecking my brain trying to figure out why she's

"She didn't want to be a mother.

like something scraped up

should see her with Noah or

I've seen my cousin grow. He couldn't make a dollar from telling a funny joke. So it baffles me what she finds so

the reason? The man she gave up everything for? Why isn't she with him? Why isn't he her husband

The question haunts me.

him but hiding

it worth it, giving up our little boy's life

not with him, then what

stomach knots at the thought. Because if she did it for nothing, if she's not with him, if they're

I mutter, raking my fingers

quiet for a moment before

You're in love

look up at him like his lost his mind. Which I

"You've lost your brains?."

supports him, and I let out a

kid, you fuckers. Loving her

what if she

capable of doing such thing. She's feisty with a nasty temper but she is also warm at

a stillborn? I had the best doctors, Luca. You were there, we did scans every week and I was told he was growing just fine and healthy then

consider the possibilities of foul play and investigate for the sake

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

The birthmark.

when I saw it but I checked the records. Rayen was born abroad one

Leah's words echo in my

me the night I got so drunk I messed

a heart to heart and you're thinking about money?" He

fucking do it."

his eyes before

can get his full sentence out,

I immediately slide right.