I sat in the living room feeling like the air had been sucked out of my lungs. My mind raced while trying to process everything Liam had just told me.
No marriage certificate. No legal proof.
Nothing.
It was as if a curtain had been ripped away from my eyes, revealing a harsh and ugly truth I hadn’t even thought to question before.
Had RoughCoin been playing me this whole time?
No.
That didn’t make sense. I had seen the way RoughCoin looked at me. I had felt his touch, his warmth, his protection.
That couldn’t have been fake… could it?
But, if RoughCoin truly loved me, why wouldn’t he make our marriage official?
Why hadn’t he taken those steps to make our so called union legal?
My throat tightened as a sharp sting pricked my eyes.
"Ava… why are you crying?" Liam's voice wa
