Chapter 2
Behind me, his mother screeched, "Stay away from my grandchild! Don't taint her with your filth!"
I kept my eyes on Daniel.
His face twisted in shock at the words "Divorce Agreement."
Nora watched me, unreadable.
"Sign it," I said coldly. "Or I'll sue. You'll lose."
For a moment, his gaze softened, as if he still loved me.
Then he took the pen and signed.
As the ink dried, the weight of ten years lifted.
I was free. None of the tangled mess of resentments and betrayals was mine to carry anymore.
Finally, I looked at Nora. "I hope you can keep him. Don't let him ruin anyone else."
His mother's shrieks followed me out. "How dare you! Get out!"
I didn't look back.
Outside, the air smelled sweeter.
With the papers signed, in thirty days, Daniel and I would be strangers.
