The heavy iron gates of the Nicholas Estate groaned shut, sounding like a gavel bringing a final judgment down on six years of devotion.
“When I begged you to come back to me just now, when I said we should start over… you weren’t surprised at all. You expected it.”
Liam Martin’s voice, already raspy, broke into a roar of helpless agony. It was the sound of a man drowning in a storm of his own making. “Chloe, this is your revenge, isn’t it? You’re punishing me!”
Chloe felt a violent tremor in her chest. She tightened her grip on the sleeping Liam Jr., refusing to turn around and let Liam see the crack in her armor.
“You’re wrong, Liam. I never planned to revenge myself on you. How can I seek revenge against a man I realized I never truly knew? I’m just tired. I’m done standing in the s
