I don't think I heard that right. No—I couldn't have heard that right. My ears had heard the words loud and clear, but my brain flat-out refused to process them. "Tarzan," I said slowly, my voice trembling, "did you say something?" He looked up at me finally, and my blood ran cold. His eyes were glossy, swimming with unshed tears, and the pain in them was so raw, so visceral, that it knocked the air from my lungs. What's going on?! "Why did you come back into my life, Lena?" His voice cracked. "Why did you make me believe in our love again? Why did you let me hope?" "What are you talking about?" I snapped, my own eyes burning now. "Is this some kind of bad joke? What kind of terrifying, twisted joke is that, Tarzan?! What are you saying to me right now?" My phone rang on the table, vibrating aggressively against like an impatient heartbeat. His eyes darted to it. "Your father is calling," he said, his voice eerily calm now. "Go ahead. Tell him the plan is yet t
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