Dicker

But the physical ache was nothing compared to the hollowness in my chest, the phantom kicks of a life th

ice soft, but firm. "We have unlimited resour

est when my baby is gone? When I know who did it?" My finger

rald eyes flashing with a cold fury that I recognized as my own. "But rushing

words, still burned in my mind. The hatred was a living thing, a coiled s

m," I said, my vo

Are you sure? It mi

e stripped me of everything. My love, my fut

ut remember who you are now, Haley. You are not the

eneric white lilies in his hand. He looked disheveled, his expensive

bedside, trying to take my hand. I flinched ba

voice was calm, almost d

by, I'm so sorry about the accident. I was so worried. Karly to

ly. "Or hysterical? Is that

em bad right now. But we can fix this. You're my Haley. My rock. An

life, my skills, my heart, and soul into, while you were secretly

d me. She's been through a lot. And for the company, her connections, h

e in my mouth. "And I was... what? Your unpaid

nant, but it rang hollow. "You were always impo

to someone else while I'm carrying his child."

le. "What... what are you

called me hysterical while I was bleeding, while I was losing our baby." M

set. That you were trying to manipulate me." The raw panic in his eyes was real, but

ther?" My voice was a low growl now. "You want to know what manipulation is, Devin? It's leading someone on for eight years, us

! After Karly's initial investment. We could have worked it out. We still can

ere is no 'we,' Devin. Not

would take him back. "But... we've been together for so

oormat? Being a fool who believed in your empty promises?" My resolve solidified into a block

d, flat. "Done with you. Done with

lightly open. "But... what a

words feeling like a liberation. "Effective

en you're calmer. I'll come back tonight, we'll order your favorite takeout, and we'll has

id, my gaze unwavering. "And there are

s name flash across the screen. A look of annoyance, then conce

she's having a meltdown about something. I need to t

er me. This was it. The final, definitive cut. He chose her

Inside, was the locket Arlena had given me. It was a symb

ity. The past was a shattered dream. The future was