LOGINLilly snorts like that’s the funniest thing she’s ever heard.“I’m serious,” Juliette continues before her attention shifts back to me. “Especially after the advice she gave me in Paris. Which reminds me,” she says, narrowing her eyes slightly, “I’m very disappointed you never used the card I gave y
Lilly blinks slowly before she bursts out laughing.“That’s probably Mom,” she says casually.My breathing picks up as I scramble with my phone. “No—no, I need to send it back.”“What?” she grabs my wrist. “Are you insane?”“That’s too much, Lilly,” I argue. “How is she supposed to run the company?
“I’m leaving,” I say, stopping a few steps away from him. “I only agreed to stay one night, so now it’s time for me to leave.”I brace myself for an argument, for him to push back the way he usually does, but instead, he nods.“Fine.”That catches me off guard and I immediately deflate. I was ready
SIERRA.I’m just finishing getting ready when my phone rings. For a second, I stare at the screen, not really expecting to see his name there, but when I do, my chest tightens slightly.I hesitate before answering, then swipe to pick up the call.“Hey, Adrian,” I say softly.There’s a small pause on
After dinner, the twins insist she helps tuck them in. We go together, the routine surprisingly easy, like we’ve done it a hundred times before. Nova falls asleep first. After Nolan falls asleep, we step out of his room, closing the door behind us.I hesitate before speaking “Can we talk?”She turns
My thoughts drift again, but this time it’s to the scene in the car. What she told me keeps playing in my head.I tense slightly, pushing away from the window every single inch of my body fighting against her words.‘You loved Chloe.’I refuse the statement, shaking my head, as I try to ground mysel
Noah.I'm drowning. Drowning under the weight of what Sierra just revealed.I see her, see the way she takes slow, unsteady steps backward. I see the fear in her eyes, wide and shimmering. I can almost feel it. Taste it. It thickens the air between us, pressing in on my chest and clawing at my lungs
Those minutes I sit there waiting for her feel like the longest of my life. I don’t move, but I can’t stop fidgeting, picking at my nails, shifting in my seat, heart thudding in my ears.When I finally hear the roar of her engine, I spring to my feet, startling Blackie, and rush to the door. I fling
“I don’t need him, and the baby doesn’t either,” I say, the words building strength. “I could ask for a transfer. Start fresh. You can come visit… but Noah doesn’t need to be in our lives.”Lilly stares at me like I’ve lost my mind, and maybe to some extent I have, but this seems like the best cours
The air feels colder today and every breath I take feels taxing, like I have to remind my body how to do it.Just like yesterday, I walk beside my lawyer, my steps feeling heavier as we get closer to the courtroom. As if sensing my anxiety, Lilly places a hand hovering near my back like she’s afraid







