a thunderclap. Nate's silhouette cut a dark, menacing figure as he stepped inside, his shoul

y hands gripping the edge of my rumpled blouse as if it could anchor me against the storm brewing

that made my stomach churn.The papers scattered across the f

st couldn't believe it, talkless of accepting it. All the

e are. Now sign it!" His voice was a harsh command, a raging storm s

n my spine, not just from fear but from the overwhelming sense of betrayal that had become

f his betrayal, of the arguments, of

y voice trembling like the coward that I

e been nothing but a burden, Daphne. I'm done with you. Moreover,.." He pull

er of the life they were building together while mine was being shattere

ry existence he seemed to want to erase. His harsh words felt li

rub it off right, that I was incapable of providing him with a

"Always acting like you're the victim. Well, guess what? I'm done with your

I could feel my resolve wavering, my eyes stinging with unshed tears. But something inside me refused t

a painful finality. "It's better that my own child doesn't grow up with a deadbeat fa

s his face. "What are you talking about? What chi

consequence?" I asked, my voice gaining strength. "I'm no

enough to think for yourself" I side eyed his whore, whose smug

rst time, his expression shifting from rage to something that almost resembled doubt. "Are you certai

fingers. Her presence was a cold reminder of the affair that had shattered everythin

ly. "You know I've seen the medical rep

on his heel, he was uncertain I could tell from his furrowed brows. "If that's

ecause just like that..... I slow