Stanford Cole, my brother, closed the car door behind me.
Even as the convoy pulled away, I could still hear Ivan shouting after us.
"Sabina! Come back! You can't leave me!"
But this time... I really did.
We drove straight to the airport. It wasn't until the plane landed overseas that I finally believed it.
I was free.
Only after arriving at Stanford's estate did I realize how successful he'd become.
His business overseas was thriving. He'd originally planned to give me company shares as a wedding gift, enough to make sure I walked into my marriage with confidence and security.
He just hadn't expected that I'd leave it in pieces instead.
I always thought Ivan's words that day were just the desperate ranting of a man who hated losing.
Until I saw him again. On the other side of th
