back hit the cold glass of the window. She watched him from ac

e her no satisfaction. It only deepen

d whisper. "Destroying my wedding, destroying my

public name

started, his voice strained. "You

roat. "Drugged? Is that your excuse? Are

d. It was all part of hi

pouring out in a torrent of pain. "You trapped me with contracts,

any defense would sound like a lie. His guilt was a physical

She slid down the wall, curling into a ball on

u just leave me

y was a knife tw

crouched a few feet away from h

eavy with sincerity. "You're right. Everythi

I will take full responsibility. I will g

her. Her sobs hitched in her throat. Th

om was broken only by

ly one thought rem

phone. Nathaniel watched her, his expression pained, but h

raphina's frantic voic

r's voice broke the la

he cried into the phone

om number and the world tilted on its axis. She and

w. The worst