REINA
The moment the words left his mouth, they hit me like a punch to the stomach.
“I’d love for you to divorce my son.”
For a second I couldn’t breathe. Not from shock but from something more uglier.
I felt cheap. I felt dirty.
I felt like the exact thing people called women like me behind closed doors.
A w***e.
A homewrecker.
A... nothing.
My mouth went dry. My chest tightened so hard I thought I was going to choke on air. The shame came fast, burning its way up my throat.
I stared at him, unable to even blink. My voice didn’t work. My tongue felt thick. My heart felt like it might drop out of my body and hit the floor.
And suddenly tears were sliding down my cheeks before I even realized I was crying.
“Reina...” Domenico’s voice cracked. I had never heard it like that. He
