Nicola stood at her bedroom window and looked out onto the driveway. The sight of Blake brought a lump to her throat. He was already getting into his car, heading off to another long day at the office. Things between them were just the same as they were the night she confessed her true feelings.
‘I married you because I love you with all my heart.’
She yelled her love at him, and things remained unchanged.
And then… his painful confession about his troubled past…
About being an orphan…
Three days had come and gone since that night and Blake had gone out of his way to avoid being alone with her. When he spoke to her, Blake refused to look into her eyes.
“We're not so different after all, my love…” she murmured. “So, why are you running away from me? From us?”
It hurt the way he
