LOGIN“Abel, you are proposing…” The words tumble out of my mouth in disbelief, more of a statement than a question. He nods, and then, to my utter shock, he gets down on one knee. I feel the world around us blur and slow down, my pulse pounding in my ears.“Mildred Turina, will you marry me?” His voice w
She scoffs playfully, giving me that familiar look that says she’s still got it all under control. “I know how to take care of children, honey. We will be fine. You two go have fun.”Relief washes over me. Even though we’re leaving them in the best possible hands, the part of me that has grown attac
We’re heading to Abel’s lake house for a weekend getaway—just the two of us. He said he got the place a few years ago but rarely gets to use it. He has only taken the twins there a few times because the only time he gets enough time to spend with them without many distractions from work is during th
Epilogue"Come here,” I call her over, and she reluctantly pulls her fingers off her brother’s chubby cheeks, then walks back to where I am. I crouch down to be at her level, trying to mask the amusement I feel at her little pout.“If you keep harassing your brother, I will have him stay with me at
“Did I?”“You bitch!” I burst out laughing. He has definitely been holding that back.“I was busy dealing with a concussion to see anything, oh, and my mom has way more money than you, you know, and her money combined with the money my dad left me, which I just found out was a lot by the way, then A
“Mom, I…”“I should have taken you with me when he died, but I thought you were already a grown woman and you wouldn’t need me anymore, and I will never forgive myself for that because if I did, then you wouldn’t have ended up with an abusive man. I could have protected you from repeating the cycle.
"Where is he?" I ask, expecting them to mention Abel, but Clay seems confused by the question."Who? Winston? He’s still in the hospital, heavily guarded," she replies, but I shake my head. Winston is the last person I would want to know of his whereabouts."No, where’s Abel?" My voice betrays my an
AbelI stare at the email for a whole second, trying to contemplate the contents of it.She resigned.It's clear that she did because Dylan’s signature is there; he signed her resignation letter without telling me about it. I get that I've been in meetings the whole day and I asked not to be interru
Trigger Warning: This chapter contains scenes of domestic violence and abuse. Reader discretion is advised.“What the hell?” I tremble with shock and pain as tears fall down my cheeks. I move back on the sofa, fear flashing in my gaze as I stare at him. My whole body is shaking right now because I k
The moment all the words he is saying to me sink in, I realize that I have been stupid all this time. She loves me. She was willing to be with me even if it meant there were no attachments. She was willing to fight for me to get back the custody of my children. She loves me, and the fact that I have







