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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.

you here? To break my heart

him, his expression serious. "Winona, I need to talk

to put up a barrier between us. "I'm not in the mood for more of

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

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.

"I thought it was the only way. If she suspected anything, she

me," I say, my voice cracking. "Without trust,

even closer, his hand reaching out but stopping just short of touching

fail me, Jayden. You hurt me. You made me feel like I was nothing. I'm not nothing. No one will ever make me feel

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

do whatever it takes," he vows, his voice steady. "I show you every day

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world. I'll never hide anything from

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

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

him away. "No. You don't get to just walk back in like nothing. has happened. You treated me

tell me what was really going on. But you just kept on shattering me

end of any chance

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