Rejected Queen: The Ex-Wife's Unforgiving Comeback

followed by the harsh, ja

ng hard against the back of the front seat. A blindin

assistant, stammered, his voice trembling. "So

Cheyenne's husband, issued t

he could force the journey to end sooner-as if the courthous

ing filling her ears. The sharp flare of pain from

heyenne was finally

e other woman

, she caught her reflectio

ion. The eyes that had once shone so brightly were deadened today-the o

In reality, she had lived like a ghost in his freezing manor, waiting for the

tolerated. Ba

r lips. She managed a faint smile, though

given her entire heart to Kelvin. Yet, that

d. He glanced at her, catching a strange mix of self-d

ing on her chin and forehead

dly, shoving th

month, he had been obligated to enter her room and fulfill his marital duties

brutal grip, forcing her t

signing those divorce papers tod

ed to let them fall. She would smile

dy, "we only have about ten minutes left of

and pulled away without a word. Drawing a crisp white handkerchief

e's chest tighten. Ice

spat, glaring at her. "

an elegant smile, tinged with bittern

ng into her palms. But that physical sting was trivia

on glided to a halt in f

was already wa

elatively brief and has resulted in few joint assets. Furthermore, you share no

ren, a bitter smile tug

o avoid a pregnancy. Even when his grandfather had pressured them for a

ght away. A child wouldn

ion back to the lawye

between them, he

h scoff, his gaze dri

ney?" he sneered. "You only married m

cy blade, tearing away the last shred

d her medical skills to care for him, all the crushing loneliness she had endured i

ning bone-white. She stood in silence for a long mome

wasn't loud, but every word rang wit

u're willing to risk your comp

temper

ationship I have with Abbie

t get to

d against his chest. The pages exploded out

ely crumbled, replaced by a hollow i

on her heel and walked awa

nally realize what a mas