ely wrong against everything I remembered. Three years ago, I would have leaned into him without hesitation. I wo

to breathe, and I had watched him give what belonged to me to Chloe while my newborn baby was taken from me. Now he was sta

strangely around him. If I changed too much, Jared might become suspicious and start wondering what was

ell that something had changed. His hand slowly f

okay?"

l him the truth. I couldn't tell him that I knew he would hurt me and betray me. So I for

quickly. "I just fe

other moment before noddi

looked genuinely worried about me. I didn't know whether I should believe the kindness he was showing me or be afraid of

till didn't know why I had been given another chance, but I knew I couldn't waste it. I had three years to change everything that h

emed completely normal back then, something I hadn't thought twice about. But now that I k

time, I hadn't thought much of it because Chloe had always been close to him. But now, I remembered the way they stopped talking the moment I walked into the room an

I couldn't put together. I didn't know what the papers were about, and I couldn't remember what they had been discussing. But I could still remembe

ad already happened, she would know something was wrong. Instead, I decided to keep it to myself. I would wait

led me out of my thoughts. I looked up and saw Chloe standing at the doorway. She ha

e," she said as she

ring how everything between us had ended made my chest tighten. Chloe didn't seem to notice my r

u scared me," she said softly. "You suddenly became

my first life, I would have been comforted by that concern without thinking twice. Now, I found myself studying every l

ow?" Chloe asked. "You we

ying to keep my voice ste

hat?" sh

. Chloe had always been someone I trusted, someone I believed I could talk to about anything

said, forcing myself to relax. "I guess

erything would be fine and that I didn't have to worry so much. Her words s

othing unusual about her expression, nothing in her voice that gave me a reason to accuse her of anything. And th

ared had been worried when I suddenly became quiet and thought I should get s

ver questioned the closeness between him and Chloe. I had trusted both of them completely. Now, eve

leaving me alone with my thoughts. I waited until I h

t, but now I couldn't ignore the feeling that they might have been important. If I wanted to understa

I would look was my

nd standing behind his desk with those papers in his hand while Chloe stood across from him. I couldn't rem

mbered some

n someone els

ce, but I remembered

must nev

thing s

he man was. But there was something about his voice that made the memor

d that voi

in Raymon

de my hospital bed

t Jared and Chloe were the only