“You’ll be my wife in public, and that’s it,” Liam continued, his voice still icy, his gaze unwavering. “We’ll pretend, for the sake of our families, for the sake of everyone else who’s watching. But that’s all it will be—a damn act. Behind closed doors, I will never love you. You’re just a pawn in a game you didn’t even want to play.”
I felt like I was drowning in his words, suffocating under the weight of his rejection. Tears spilled from my eyes now, no longer able to hold them back. “I didn’t ask for this,” I choked out, my voice barely audible. “I didn’t want any of this. But I didn’t have a choice, did I?”
He didn’t answer. Instead, he stepped back, running a hand through his hair, a small flash of frustration crossing his face before he wiped it away. “No, you didn’t. Neither did
