All Chapters of I Want A Divorce: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

DARIUSThe weather was dreary, and a part of me wondered if that was why I had an incessant headache that just wouldn't stop. I shut down my laptop and set down my reading glasses, leaning back against my chair as I let out a heavy sigh. Sera. She was all I could see when I closed my eyes. I wanted to make this work, I really did. But it was just so complicated...i was so complicated. That was when I heard the front door slam hard enough to rattle the windows."Darius!" Cathy's voice cut through the house like a blade, I immediately tensed up. "We need to talk. Now."I looked up from my desk as she stormed into the room, Vivienne trailing behind her. Cathy's face was flushed red, her chest heaving like she'd been running. Vivienne looked pale, but not sick. There was something in the way she carried herself. She looked visibly shaken, eyes on me like she wished for me to save her. It was that look that left me weak every single time and I immediately tensed up at the sight of it.

CATHYMy hands was still trembling as I gripped the steering wheel.The burning on my cheek wouldn't go away. I kept touching it, my fingers brushing against the tender skin, half-expecting it to be some kind of nightmare that would dissolve if I touched it enough times. But it was real. The sting was real. The humiliation was real.Sera had actually fucking hit me.The nerve of that two-faced orphan! I couldn't process it. In my entire life, no one had ever dared to raise their hand to me. I was the only daughter of my family. I had money, connections, status. People didn't hit people like me.My phone buzzed. Then again. And again.I pulled it out with my free hand, needing distraction, needing to talk to someone who would validate what had happened to me.The group chat with my friends was already busy. Someone had texted about a spa appointment tomorrow. I typed quickly, my fingers jabbing at the screen harder than necessary.ME:(You won't BELIEVE what just happened to me. That

SERAEventually, her breathing evened out and she fell asleep, her hand still tangled in my hair.I stayed there for a long time, just watching her sleep, memorizing the exact curve of her cheek and the way her eyelashes rested against her skin.When I finally stood up to leave, I found Darius in the doorway.He was leaning against the frame, his body relaxed in a way I hadn't seen in months. He was wearing a plain black t-shirt that stretched across his chest and shoulders, and gray sweatpants that hung loose on his hips. His dark hair was messy like he'd been running his hands through it. In the soft light from Luna's nightlight, he looked almost vulnerable.My breath caught. He looked so attractive standing there—so solid and real and present. The width of his shoulders in that shirt, the way the muscle of his arms was visible even in the soft light. He was a large man, and the simple black fabric seemed to highlight every line of his body. I felt heat flood my cheeks at the realiz

Chapter 38CATHYMy legs were shaking so badly I could barely stand.I gripped the car door, my knuckles white against the red paint, trying to keep myself upright. My heart was hammering against my ribs so hard I thought they might crack, I was frozen with fear and my lips parted with horror.Darius was on the ground.My brother—my big brother who'd always protected me, who'd always been there—was on the ground with blood running down his arm and his face twisted in pain.Because of me.The thought kept repeating in my head, a terrible loop I couldn't escape. I did this. I caused this. I hurt him."Darius," I tried to say, but my voice came out as barely a whisper. My throat was closed up tight, making it hard to breathe.This wasn't supposed to happen. I was just going to scare her. Just make that bitch Sera understand that she couldn't disrespect me and get away with it. I wasn't actually going to hit her. I was going to swerve at the last second, watch her face go white with terro

SERAThe skin on his upper arm was scraped raw, gravel embedded in some places, blood still seeping from the deeper cuts. A massive bruise was already forming, purple and angry against his skin. My stomach turned over.I breathed."It looks worse than it is," Darius said, but his voice was tight, I met his eyes for a brief second and he offered me a smile. "That isn't helping...""It's fine, Sera," He assured softly, his intense eyes resting on mine, pulling me in as though I belonged in those depths. I inhaled sharply, realizing I'd lost myself in him for a moment. I wet a clean cloth with warm water and knelt down in front of him, bringing myself to eye level with the wound. My hands were still shaking as I brought the cloth to his skin."Tell me if I hurt you," I said."You won't."But he sucked in a sharp breath the moment the cloth made contact. I froze."Keep going," he said through gritted teeth. "It's okay."I dabbed at the blood, watching it run pink down his arm. Each tim