Chapter 108

The garage door open, and the lights immediately turned on. Without waiting for the car for a second, Alexander shoved the door open and climbed out, his movements fast and agitated.

He took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling heavily as he walked away. The rage within him burned dangerously close to the surface.

Alexander stormed down the hall, his jaw clenched, his eyes dark and stormy.

Without a word, he stormed into their bedroom, his hands shaking with anger as he yanked blankets and pillows out of the closet.

He spun around and headed toward one of the guest room. The weight of his decisions felt like a crushing load he could no longer ignore.

He didn't care about the look of confusion on Annie's face or the pleading desperation in her eyes. He was done pretending, done plastering on a mask of normalcy.

Annie's eyes widened in disbelief, her mouth opening and closing like a fish gasping for air.

This could not be happening. She thought.

Anger she had considered, but not, not Alexander turning his back on her. No! The panic surged through her veins like ice, freezing her in place.

"Alexander, wait!" she exclaimed, her voice shrill with desperation. She ran to him, her heart pounding within her ears. She reached out, her trembling fingers catching his wrist just as he was about to step into the guest room.

voice breaking. "I didn't mean for any of this to happen! I'm sorry, I truly

eyes shone with tears, her face contorted with

jaw clenched so tightly she could almost hear

word, he wrenched his arm from

tears now streaming freely down her

didn't look back as he stepped into the room with a

lock turned. That sound was like

Her breathing came in raged spurts. Anger and frustration swirled inside her like a storm. Her body was trembling; she clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, almost drawing blood. The veins in her neck strained with the force of her anger, and she clenched her jaw

dare he?! She screamed in

well but now everything was crumbling down in

Bile rose

Emma. Emma was everything she abhorred. Even

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she still held

when she, his

fault, Brianna," she hissed under

to her plan four years ago. The plan would have guaranteed her place by

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