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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 all

the door behind him, his expression serious. "Winona,

us. "I'm not in the mood for more of your games and bullshit,

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

You couldn't trust me with that information. So much for our future." I

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

me," I say, my voice cracking.

closer, his hand reaching out but stopping just short

welling up in my eyes. "You didn't 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 that way

aren't enough, but I'm going to prove to you that I love you. That we can be together, no matter what."

steady. "I

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is our world. I'll never hide

isn't 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

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

push him away. "No. You don't get to just walk back in like nothing. has happened. You treated me badly and I'm not taking that from anyone anymore."

me you would have known to trust me and tell me what was really going on. But you just kept on shattering me with your words." "Because I had to. It was

of any

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