I stood there, wrapped in Nicolas’s arms, feeling the cold emptiness inside me growing. His words echoed in my head, over and over.
You'll lose me too.
It felt like a cruel ultimatum, but deep down, I knew it was true. Everything I had done, every lie I had told—it was all crashing down around me, and now I was faced with the worst possible choice. If I stayed here, I would lose Nicolas. But if I left, what did I have left? No Chris. No stability. Just a broken heart and a child on the way.
I pulled back from Nicolas, wiping the tears from my face. “I don’t want to lose you, Nicolas, but I can’t keep running away from everything. I can’t pretend like this isn’t happening.”
He sighed, stepping away from me. “We’ve already crossed too many lines, Melissa. This…this is going to hurt every
