“We were together eight fuckin’ years, Paige! We built a business and a life together. And in a matter of months, you’re married to another guy? What’s wrong with you?” I shake again, but he’s still refusing to drop my hand. “I thought you married him because you didn’t have another option. Because you had no home and no money. That’s why I came back—to give you another choice.”
“Well, aren’t you a knight in shining f*****g armor?” I spit. “Give me back my hand.”
His eyes flare with surprise again, but he tempers his response. “I know you’re mad, baby. I get it—”
“You get nothing. You have to leave. Now.”
“But I can’t just leave you here with this man. Like I said, you’re not safe with him.”
“I’m pregnant!” I blurt, wanting nothing more than to shatter this moment and make Anthony dis
