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Chapter 128: Obstacle

The sun was setting when Stefan parked one of Ethan’s car outside Rayna’s house.

He stared at the door for a long moment, his hands gripping the steering wheel like it was the only thing anchoring him to the ground.

"She signed them," he recalled his mother saying.

His mother had called less than an hour ago, her voice calm but edged with finality as she told him that Ivy had come by and signed the divorce papers. It was done. Official. Ivy was out of his life—at least on paper.

But even as Elizabeth recounted it like some minor business transaction, Stefan’s mind had been somewhere else entirely.

Ruby, the woman who had stood beside him when he was at his lowest, who had comforted him, kissed him, and held his heart without even realizing it and how he could get her back.

He’d decided to quickly come speak to her now that he had nothing holding him back again.

He climbed out of the car with a quiet sigh and walked up the path to Rayna’s front door. Every step felt heavier than the last. He didn’t even know what he was going to say. He only knew he had to see Ruby—to explain, to apologize, to make things right.

He knocked gently, heart thudding in his chest like a drumbeat as he waited for someone to get the door.

Footsteps approached. Then the door swung open to reveal Rayna who just stood there, arms crossed, her expression unimpressed and protective when she saw it was Stefan.

She didn’t even try to mask the irritation in her eyes.

"What do you want?" she asked flatly.

Stefan swallowed hard. "I need to speak with Ruby."

Rayna’s eyes narrowed. "And what makes you think you can just show up here and ask for that?"

said quickly. "I just...

pulled the door slightly behind her, blocking his view inside. "Not under my watch," she snapped. "She doesn’t want

in her words. "I know she’s angry. I don’t blame her. But I was deceived

think that makes it

he said, desperation leaking into his voice. "I need her

cut in, her tone bitter. "You think those three words will magically fix

A real one. I love her. And I hate myself for not seeing her sooner. For not knowing and

slightly—but she recovered just as fast. f|re(e)web.n\ovel.

she said coldly. "She’s done with you. She made that very clear. You had your chance, Stefan. And

"I didn’t—"

him finish. Without another word, she slammed the

moment, the sound of the door echoing in his ears, reverberating through his chest like

through, the nights she cried, the days she couldn’t eat, the blank stares, the silence, the sadness. Stefan had broken something that might never be fixed. Even now when he showed up again, she’d seen how hard Ruby was

stepped out of the hallway, her hair loose around her

the door? I thought I heard a knock," Ruby asked,

"No one important. Just someone

accepting the answer easily. Then there was a brief silence. Ruby stepped away, turning back toward the

"Ruby," she called, almost

than she intended. Ruby turned back,

"What is it?"

of her tongue—Stefan was here.

The peace on Ruby’s face. The

that calm again. And Rayna wasn’t going to ruin that especially after all Ruby

She swallowed the words.