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118 I'll Never Love You

(Winona)

The next day, I sat in a small, dimly lit room at the police station, my nerves on edge. The walls feel like they're closing in.

I'm here to face my father, Steve Halley, the man who wrecked my childhood and now holds the key to

my future.

My hands tremble as I try to steady my breathing, determined to see this through.

This is my chance to clear my name and get Ashlyn put away for a very long time. To get some sort of normalcy back again for us. Ashlyn is getting picked up and detained for questioning now so I need to get this done.

The door creaks open, and my heart skips a beat. I'm not even wearing the wire yet, maybe it's Gordon. But it's not Gordon or my father who walks in.

It's Jayden.

I stand

up but stay behind the table. The sight of him stirs a whirlwind of emotions. Anger, hurt, love-they all mix together, making it hard to breathe.

here? To break my heart

his expression serious.

a barrier between us. "I'm not in the mood

step closer, his eyes pleading. "It wasn't a game, Winona. I did what I had to do to get Ashlyn to trust me, to try and make

that work for you? You couldn't trust me with that information. So much for our future." I snap, the anger bubbling to the surface. "You broke my heart, Jayden. Again. How could

hair, frustration evident on his face. "I thought it was the only way. If she suspected anything, she would've shut

cracking. "Without trust,

hand reaching out but stopping just short of touching me. "You're right. I should've trusted

eyes. "You didn't fail me, Jayden. You hurt me. You made me feel like

eyes. "I know. And I'm so sorry, Winona. I know words aren't enough, but I'm going to prove to you

steady. "I show you every day that you're

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is our world. I'll never hide anything

just about us, Jayden. It's about Abby. It's about making sure she's safe, that she grows up in a stable, loving home. I can never have that with your mother." "You can. I will absolutely leave here if Mother shows one sign of anything against you. She knows that," he says, determination in his eyes. "I promise you, Winona. We'll

love you again, Jayden. I can't. I won't." I

tries to take me in his arms, but I push him away. "No. You don't get to just walk back in like nothing. has

me what was really going on. But you just kept on shattering me with your words." "Because

the end of any chance we may

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