Isabella
I closed my eyes for a moment. Hopefully it would provide some relief for the pain I am currently feeling. Get yourself together Isabella. You are doing this for your son, to protect him. I said in my heart and opened my eyes again. But this time I met Benjamin’s gaze.
The smile on his face was gone. I recognized the look, it’s the same one he gives me each time he is mad at me for something. His cheek was flushed and his eyes clouded with tears. He wouldn’t move or flinch, and his lips were as still as they could be. I could almost see Derek through him, those eyes, the ones that struck my heart with guilt, so painful that it felt like my heart was about to explode.
“Benjamin,” I intended to speak up but my voice ended in a mumble. I couldn’t take a step towards him. Not with
