She Left With His Secret Child And Built Her Own Throne

ssed, and Kaelan was sti

t of anxiety kept tightening in my chest. This kind of silence wasn't like him. He usually ha

em of my long dress sweeping the floor with every step. Mirelle,

ing that I might trip over my own hem

ot her a look, my ner

orried about right now, Mirel

loose, but I swallowed it

ed, no longer trying to hide my distress.

something about work, a sudden holdup, something trivial. She add

oned him, the front door

od in the

rprised to find me still awake in the livin

urmured, my

und him without thinking, desperate

I've been callin

dn't wrap around me in return. Th

ough to send a cold spik

im. His expression was entirely closed of

ay?" I asked, my

f from my embrace, as if m

he said, his voice strip

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about

out

etached tone that he'd prefer to hav

f were visible, the open space of the first fl

tairs," I fin

past me, taking the stairs with heavy, measured step

om, he waited for me to shut the

what's g

. He stood with his back to me, staring out into the dark a

wrong between us,

re for a moment,

verything is fine...

alance by the memory of his ge

his head

u wanted to hear,"

, entirely devoi

or a while, Elara. But

me. A sudden, brutal wave of

u trying to

ver to the bed, and picked up a large m

it out

you to s

velope, too afraid

t is

own, I alr

divorce

ck me like a p

eded was my signature. He even made a point to mention that he was leaving me a subs

ain refusing to proce

our anniversary. You asked m

a slig

you these at dinner

hurt even more than t

a sign, a flicker of hesitation, anything. I reached up to to

orce today?" I breathed,

ld my

end it on the ex

it slashed ri

ara. Sign it. I'm filing

my lashes before

oked out. "We can fix

ession h

e stated, his voice devoid of

ike a blade sinki

realized that a

'm beggin

ience s

rage. "Is it that complicated? Do you really want me to take this to court?

entirely paralyzed by the sh

look, then turned on his hee

slammed b

left in his wak

e of our bedroom, clutching the envelope that ha

entire life had just colla