(Virginia’s POV)
My hands shake as I set the phone down on my nightstand. The warning in Jasper’s voice echoes in my head, over and over until I want to scream.
If I ever find out you lied to me again...
Again. He said again.
He still hasn’t let go of that incident. The divorce papers I signed four years ago to set him free from that woman, to give us the chance we deserved to start over.
I pace my room, my bare feet silent on the plush carpet. The space feels too small. Too bright. The afternoon sun streaming through the windows makes everything look harsh and exposed.
This isn't how it was supposed to go.
He’s supposed to be disgusted with Scarlett. To hate her, and kick her and her bastard child out of his life.
Jasper was supposed to realize I’m the one for him, the only one
