Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

ATHENA

"Is this why you brought me here?" I turn to Luca, who has been watching the whole scene quietly.

"Yes."

I hated him when he threatened to take my chance of my being with my son.

I hated how he looked like he was barely holding back the feeling of murdering

me.

But now I understand.

I would have done the same for my friend. Hell, Isabelle has been my best friend for only a few months, and she has already been to hell and back for me. I can imagine what that did to Luca after being at a threat of losing his friend and having his legacy ruined at once.

"I bet you're having a blast knowing I've fucked up." I laugh in defeat.

"Not exactly."

I find that hard to believe. Luca thrives on being right.

"Why not?"

"Because my best friend is barely holding on. There is nothing blast about that." Right.

Guilt.

Guilt is an ugly feeling that slowly eats you up until you're nothing but a shell. You start giving yourself excuses hoping they will save you but even those are never enough.

Alex may have hurt me in the past but he also saved me. Spent months trying to make up for his mistakes and yet I took all that and spit it in his face as I wished he was dead.

I feel my heart clench painfully in fear of that actually coming to pass.

I was angry and in truth even if he was the one to have taken the drug, I would never want him dead.

Fear grips me even harder as the realization sinks in my bones that he has no formula or drug to help him.

"It's not your fault." Luca's voice pulls me back and I shake my head.

"It is. Maybe I even triggered it. Everything is falling apart. Everyone hates me, Luca. The hospital looks at me differently. I hid the one thing they have been desperate about. I bet they believe I accused Alex because I'm obsessed with him and want his attention. I even messed up surgery today!" Tears roll down my face as my heart clenches painfully.

Everything I've been holding on to comes crashing down and my shoulders shake with sobs not caring about the fact that I'm not alone.

run to the hospital where Alex is

they find a heart donor in less than a

Oh God!

This is my fault.

Look at me." Luca commands but I shake my head

up, barely seeing him since my

Hell, he will kill me for what I did to you once his awake. There is no way he would blame you for any of what happened. You're a victim and I

a line. I know everything is falling apart. But I guess that's so it can all align. The father of your son needs you to believe in yourself now more

you regret threatening me

He shakes his head.

I was willing to do whatever it took to

I nod.

sound reaches our ears making us both turn to face Zayan

out and is

wall, "Do you

What?

"No! Luca! No!"

head to the side, "Even after what

everything hits me at once making

minding the stabs from the tiny

did you and so did I. He needs to live to make up

uffering

knows what all

up to his

lead by example by

me, his face softening and his earlier anger gone. It

why

was it

belongs to s

can know the source

as well as Ariana hating you, not when Alex is

like a painful stab

never forgive

need to find the formula. It's the only way to save Alex, but he was against it and it will be impossible to get through his father. I'm at

I laugh.

"What's funny?"

I release a sigh.

whole situation is. Two hours ago I was sure you wanted

you for it. But now I understand