Rayne
I couldn’t change the past. I’d replayed it a thousand times in my head already—what I should’ve done, where I went wrong, all the moments I could’ve opened my eyes and seen the truth. But regret doesn’t rewind time. It just rots your insides.
Still, knowing what I knew now… I could do something.
I could make sure Amber never had to live in fear again. I could keep my promise.
Every bastard who touched her would pay for it. No exceptions. No mercy. Not even for Reed.
Especially not for Reed.
Even if it shredded the last pieces of my heart. Even if it meant burning what little I had left of the life I thought I wanted.
The verdict had been given. Amber won primary custody. I had visitation rights. People clapped me on the shoulder, congratulated me on still having a place in Evalie’s life. But I couldn’t even hear them. Couldn’t process their words. It was all just white noise against the screaming inside my skull.
All I could feel was the cold, hollow space where my love for Ree
