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It was Caleb who'd been kicked to the ground, but Rebecca was

the one who screamed.

Caleb groaned, rolling over twice on the pavement. "Seriously?"

First a slap. Now a boot to the chest. Just my freaking luck.

"Rebecca, don't be scared. I've got you."

She was abruptly pulled into that man's arms-arms that were trying very hard to be comforting. "It's okay. I'm here now."

But instead of feeling safe, Rebecca went rigid.

She looked up and froze. That face... familiar enough to haunt her nightmares, a face she wanted to avoid at all costs. It was

Richard.

In the mess of everything lately, she'd somehow forgotten he was

out of jail.

She could still hear his voice from the last time they met twisted in fury, shouting that they were finished forever as the cops hauled him away. And now here he was, holding her close like nothing had happened, whispering reassurances?

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Unbelievable.

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There was something about him-maybe it was the false concern, maybe just the smell of him-that made her feel dirty. Like she'd stepped in something rotten.

She shoved him away. "Get off me."

Richard's expression darkened. "I sat in a cell for two weeks

and didn't say a damn word. You think you're the only one who suffered? Couples fight, Rebecca. We're married-it's normal. So quit the drama."

She stared at him, baffled.

He isn't just delusional-he's delusional with confidence.

The fact that she'd once loved him? It made her want to smack

her past self across the face.

"Let me be clear," she said coldly. "We're done. Whatever mess we had? It's over. You go your way, and I'll go mine. And if you so much as look at me the wrong way again, I swear I'll press

charges."

People had started to gather, heads turning, phones out.

flushed with embarrassment.

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the one who hid the pregnancy and begged to be with me.

quite like realizing the worst mistake one ever made was

the sheer rage of knowing she'd

her wrist mid–air. His grip was iron. She tried

passersby, "She's my wife. She's just

No one stepped in.

used words like "wife" and "just upset." Rebecca felt sick, and more importantly, violated. She wanted to peel off her skin and

over.

break

Caleb, who was still getting

want me to believe you're not full of shit?" she

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in tatters. He didn't dare fight her,

hoped to use her to get back

now would be worse than

in and kicked him the

that

whether this guy was someone he could

she sure as hell wasn't about to take the

hell did he have to be

he charged in and landed a

Richard's jaw.

trading blows

in a black sedan, Alistair let out

on taking over lunch duty for Caroline, Alistair had made a habit of showing up at her office every

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them had settled into a cozy little lunch routine-followed

or writing until it

used

kindergarten, they were headed home when a commotion caught her attention. "Daddy!" she cried, pointing out the window. "That's

glanced over. And sure enough-amid the shouting, flailing,

like she'd

men she'd just left

the street were Richard and

best part? Rebecca'didn't try to break it up.

to

pieced things together

five million dollars from Liam-money that

gotten it from Anne. Caleb

wasn't about to let it go

what did

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