Ethan
I slammed my fists into the steering wheel, the sharp sting running up my arms doing little to curb the frustration boiling inside me.
I shouldn’t have let my temper get the best of me. I shouldn’t have snapped at Emily.
But goddamn it, everything is falling apart, and I feel like I’m drowning with no way to get my head above water.
I wasn’t supposed to make mistakes. I was supposed to take care of her, protect her, build a future where she’d never have to worry.
Instead, I got swindled like a fool.
Reuben. That bastard.
He’d played me like a puppet, and I had danced to his tune, convinced that the deal would put us ahead.
My financial advisor had warned me.
“Ethan, this is too risky,” He said, but I had been arrogant, thinking I could handle it.
Reuben must have been
