hands shook violently as he reached ou

s dark and permanent. A muscle i

ted in his pocket. Then it

ocket. Three push notifications fro

d: Bergdorf Go

d: Bergdorf Go

ed: Bergdorf

ago. The panic in his chest instantly b

ched. He slammed the divorce papers back onto

eld the phone to his ear. The ringing sound

sat on the sofa, admiring the s

on the marble cof

hed. Her face t

e tapped the speaker button and le

!" Jaret's roar blasted through th

ing out my cards is going to make me beg?

ill. Her heart rate didn'

e. Her voice was flat, like she was reading a groc

you can just walk out? You're swiping my card t

"are my severance pay for seven years of

sledgehammer. "I gave you everything!

ste my time," she cut him off, he

ragged. He refused to

toxic authority. "You get your ass back to this apartment t

, breathy chuckle. It w

d calmly. "The rest of the legal filings

m another word, Eleono

l disco

screen of his phone. The d

lessness ripped through

the thousand-dollar phone straig

s, leaving a white scuff mark before shatterin

esk, his chest heaving. He stared at

he whispered to the empty