7 - Bloodhounds

~Abel~

“Are you sure?” My heart hammers in my chest.

“Yes.” My lawyer confirmed. For the third time. “The paperwork was not complete. It appears there were a few critical pages missing from the packet.”

“F-U-C-K.” I say.

“This is not a problem, only a minor inconvenience. I assure you. I can contact the other party, request they sign and overnight the paperwork to you for signature.”

My lawyer sounds smug, irritatingly so. I rub my face with my other hand. “So we are not divorced?”

She sighs. “No. The courts kicked the paperwork back. You are still Mr. and Mrs. Abel Moore.”

My mind races with a thousand different possibilities. When I signed those papers, I suffered from fucking crushing regret. Like instantly. Livie and I never had the chance at a real marriage. Well, that shit is about to fucking change.

“Hello? Mr. Moore?” Her impatient tone calls out.

“Yeah, sorry. So what if I do not sign? Can they proceed without me as they threatened?”

“Well, yes. But it will take time and ef