"your ex-husband's mother." "Luna Lara sent that?" I asked in befuddlement, as I continued to read. The letter accused me of taking Paris's company secrets and selling them for gain. Why was I even shocked? All the woman ever talked about was how I was using Paris for his money. Even now, when she

He was silent for a moment and I thought he hadn't heard me, but he finally responded, " I can. It's not a problem. What surprises me here is that you would go out of your way for her this way. I thought you were done with her." he said gently. He didn't sound like he was judging me, or making fun

"I really don't know why you're trying so hard to get out of this one. Rowan is a really nice guy."And indeed, he was.Perhaps because of Paris, and then the run-in with Keith, but the idea of men in this phase of my life was actually a big deal for me. Safe to say it left me with some amount of an

I knew I was making the right choice, so why did it hurt so much to watch him walk away? I knew taking what he offered at that moment was the wrong move, and so why did the idea of our divorce being printed out on paper, make me want to crawl into my bed and cry forever? ~~~~ I didn't sleep well.

I watched him go but didn't call out to him. I was truly tired of having people threaten me, but at that moment, I was too tired to care. I went back into the hall and found Rowan waiting where I left him and simply watched him. He was scrolling through his phone, but when he put it down he turned