David
The corridor felt too quiet, but my head buzzed with noise. I leaned against the wall, watching Laura and Ryan, my heart pounding with a mixture of disbelief and fury. Her head tilted slightly as she spoke to him, her voice soft, though I couldn’t hear a word. His hand reached out, brushing hers like he had every right to touch her.
Then he stepped closer, his arm moving to her waist, pulling her in. And she didn’t move away. She leaned toward him, her expression raw and vulnerable.
My chest tightened, a burning sensation spreading as though someone had wrapped my heart in barbed wire. This was why. This was why she was so determined to leave me. It wasn’t because of Evelyn, the fights, or even my failures as a husband. It was him. Ryan.
My fists clenched involuntarily, nails bit
