LOGINEpilogue Aria Blake ~•~ONE YEAR LATER! The warm Italian breeze brushed against my skin as I stood on the balcony, staring at the beautiful view in front of me. Everything felt perfect. I rested my hand against the railing and took a deep breath. A year ago, I never imagined that my life would look like this. So much had changed. I had changed. I smiled to myself as I thought about everything that had happened the previous year. “Enjoying the view?” Julian’s voice echoed behind me and he wrapped his arms around my waist. I melted into his touch. “Maybe,” I teased. With a deep exhale, he placed his head on my shoulder. “I’m so happy that you agreed to come on this trip…” he murmured.My smile deepened. “I was only stalling because of the kids. I didn’t want to come without them.” He spun me around so I could face him. “You don’t have to worry about them. They’re in safe hands.” The kids were with my mom. And it took a lot of convincing from my mom and sister before I finally
Chapter 138Aria Blake ~•~ “Do you think I still like him?” I asked Claire, unable to hold her gaze. “I mean, why is everything bothering me? Why is his silence bothering me?” Claire let out a sharp exhale. “You were once in love with him. He is the father of your kids, and I won’t be completely surprised if you still have feelings for him.” I leaned closer. “So does this mean that you aren’t judging me?” I asked quietly. “And I don’t know if I have feelings for him, I just know that I still have a soft spot for him.” Claire laughed. “You’re not being honest with yourself and me,” she replied. I tilted my head. “How?”“You still have feelings for him. Those feelings you suppressed are finally starting to manifest,” she said with certainty in her voice. “And I’m not going to judge you if you still like Julian.” “Really? Why?” “Before Harper ruined everything, you and Julian were everyone’s dream couple. You kept talking about how much you were in love and how you made the best
Chapter 137Julian Cross ~•~ I appreciated Aria for showing up at the hospital, but she clearly made her choice. And I felt she was only saying those things to comfort me because I got into an accident and she blamed herself. I didn’t believe that she asked Samuel to leave, or that he even showed up at her house unannounced. How did he pass through the gate with his car if he didn’t do it with her knowledge?I was tired of fighting for something that wasn’t ever going to happen. It was high time I snapped out of my delusions. Aria sat beside me in silence. I’d asked her to leave and was confused about why she was still sitting down on the bed. I reached for my phone and texted Cole to come back to the room. It took a while before he returned. “I’m ready to go,” I said, sitting upright. I felt a sharp pain in my back but it was nothing serious and I could manage it. Cole looked at me like he didn’t want me to leave while Aria was still in the room. “Are you sure it’s a good i
Chapter 136Aria Blake ~•~ After Samuel eventually left, I went into the house. I didn’t find the kids in the living room, so I went to their bedroom. “Is Samuel downstairs?” Owen asked excitedly. “We’ve missed him so much,” Isla added. I let out a deep breath and sat down on the couch across from them. I needed to tell them the truth about Samuel and me. I didn’t want them to think that he was still a part of their lives. It was going to hurt them but they deserved to know. “There’s something I have to tell both of you,” I began, clearing my throat. “I should’ve said it a long time ago, but I didn’t know how to say it.” Isla had a terrified expression. It was as though she automatically knew that something was wrong. Owen’s expression was unreadable. I let out a deep exhale. “Samuel and I are no longer together, and you won’t be seeing him anymore,” I said, my voice almost inaudible. “He wasn’t meant to come here today either.” Owen’s eyes widened. “But he said that we wo
Chapter 135Julian Cross ~•~ A knot formed in my stomach as I drove back home. It was hard to believe that Aria would choose that man over me. It took a lot of courage to stop myself from creating a scene back at Aria’s house. My jaw locked as I remembered how he laughed with the twins. He held them like they belonged to him. I felt like hitting him across the face, but I didn’t want to lose my temper in front of my kids. My grip tightened around the steering wheel and my knuckles almost turned white. Words couldn’t describe how upset I was. Did the kiss mean nothing to Aria? I knew it didn’t last, but didn’t she feel something when I kissed her back at the office? I felt something and I thought she would go back home and think about it, then realize how much she wanted me. But I was wrong. Aria didn’t want me. The reason she pushed me away was because of Samuel. Who even knew how long he had been in New York for? I thought they had broken up? What was he doing at her hou
Chapter 134Aria Blake~•~ When I got back home, I saw a strange car parked in my driveway. I was confused for a moment. The car didn’t look like one of Julian’s cars, and he was the only one who could show up to my house unannounced. Just as I was about to pull out my phone to call Julian, the front door of the car swung open. My heart skipped when I saw it was Samuel. How did he get past the gate? I slid my phone back into my bag as he approached me. What was he doing at my house after I told him that I wasn’t interested in seeing him? I turned around and made my way to the gate. The security guards knew they had fucked up when they saw how I stormed over there. “Why did you let him inside without my permission?” I asked, unable to mask the anger in my voice. “Are you tired of your jobs?” They apologized and said they only allowed him because they thought we were still together. I rolled my eyes and faced Samuel instead. “I didn’t think I would ever see you again in my li
Chapter 4Julian Cross ~•~ As I stood there looking at her, I couldn’t help but wonder how we got to this point. Everything was perfect between us. I loved her genuinely and I thought she felt the same way about me but I was wrong. Aria was talking like she was innocent. Of course, she would pa
Chapter 3Aria Blake ~•~ “Divorce papers… they’re divorce papers,” Julian replied as he took off his tie. “This isn’t working anymore and it’s best that we go our separate ways.” My eyelids twitched. “This isn’t working anymore?” I repeated with a hint of amusement and confusion in my voice. “Is
Chapter 2Aria Blake ~•~ Tears rolled down my face as I scrolled away and dialed his number. This time it didn’t go to voicemail, the phone was ringing. But Julian was ignoring me intentionally. My chest was tight. After everything we had been through, I couldn’t believe that he would do somet
Chapter 1 Aria Blake ~•~ “He’s not coming back… should I just refrigerate the food for you?” The maid’s voice dragged me out of my thoughts. It was two days after my husband and I’s wedding anniversary. We had been married for three years. Initially, things were going great between us, but all







