Katherine’s hand hovered over the paper, the pen trembling between her fingers.
She stared down at the divorce papers, the final, sharp end to everything they had once built.
Her breath came shaky.
Her chest tightened.
And then…
Her hand froze.
Slowly, she pulled the pen back and let it fall onto the table with a soft clink.
Kingsley’s head shot up from where he sat, his eyes narrowing. “Katherine?”
She pressed her hands hard against her face, letting out a broken, shaky breath.
“I… I can’t,” she whispered.
“What do you mean you can’t?” Kingsley’s voice tightened. “You promised, Katherine. You said if I told you everything, if I answered your questions, you’d sign.”
Katherine let her hands drop, her tear-streaked face lifting to meet his. Her eyes were raw, pained, full of a sto
