All Chapters of The Price of Peace: Book 3 In The No More Regrets Series: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

Kole's POVAfter hanging up the phone with Keisha, I tried to be as calm as possible because I was pissed.No, pissed wasn't even the right word.I was furious.I wasn't kidding when I said I wanted to knock that motherfucker's head off if I ever saw him. I knew there would probably be court dates, statements, and all kinds of legal procedures. Keisha wanted to handle it the right way, and I respected that.But the image of some grown man spitting in my wife's face?Yeah. That was living rent-free in my head.I leaned back in my chair and slowly rocked it while staring at the ceiling. I started counting backward from ten.Ten.Nine.Eight.Deep breath.Seven.Six.By the time I got to one, I felt slightly less homicidal.Slightly.When I finally lowered my gaze, I found my brother standing in the doorway staring at me.I frowned."Knox, what the hell is wrong with you? Why are you just standing there looking at me?"He laughed."What happened to you?" he asked. "I came to give you the

Isla’s POVPrevious Day, Sunday Well, I didn’t expect this.I didn’t expect to be sitting in this fucking jail cell on a Sunday night waiting for Monday. Because yes, when you commit a crime on the weekend, you have to wait until Monday in order to get bailed out. Why? Because now there’s a no-cash bond system in the state of Illinois.So I’m here looking at all the drug addicts, prostitutes, and little local teens they arrested during the teen takeover in downtown Chicago, and I’m just standing around.I’m not scared per se, but I shouldn’t be here.I can’t even text my boss and say, “Hey, I’ve been arrested,” but it’s fine because I’m part-time and not working Monday anyway, so hopefully I’ll be out in time for work on Tuesday.I decided to take a seat.A stench slapped me hard in the face and I groaned, as a woman slides next to me only, and only God knows whatever the fuck she was doing because she smells awful, but she says, “So what are you doing here, sweetie? You get caught

Isla's POV After Shane left the kitchen and sent the kids upstairs, I just sat there.A lot of people say if you sit still long enough, the answers will come to you. So I sat there. I sat there and let the silence settle around me while every memory I had with Shane replayed in my head.I thought about high school.I thought about seeing him for the first time on the basketball team, tall, handsome, smiling like he didn't have a care in the world. Sade and I used to sit there and whisper, "Ooh, he's cute," before immediately going back to whatever stupid thing we were talking about.Back then, we all hung out together. Me, Shane, Sade, Travis, everybody. The only one missing was Marco because he went to a different school. We worked at the zoo together. We spent weekends together. We grew up together.We were best friends.I remembered the first time Shane kissed me. At the time, it felt magical. But now, sitting here years later, I wondered if it was really magic or if I was just ca

Keisha's POVAs I got home and slowly walked into my nice, cozy house, I was relieved to find it quiet. Kole hadn't made it home yet with baby Mabel, and honestly, that was probably a good thing. Today had been rough, but decent. Finally, some justice had been served in my favor, and I was okay with that. I knew we still had to attend the preliminary hearing and bail hearing on Wednesday, but for the first time in a while, I felt like I could breathe.I stood in the foyer for a moment, trying to decide if I wanted to cook or order food. The answer came almost immediately.Hell no.I didn't feel like cooking a damn thing.With a sigh, I headed upstairs to our bedroom and quickly changed into a pair of comfy joggers and an oversized t-shirt. I'd take my shower later. I knew how Kole was. He'd want to shower with me, hold me, comfort me, and honestly, ever since I'd gotten pregnant, he'd been attached to my hip. Not that I minded, but I hadn't exactly been in the mood lately.Still...To

Isla's POVThursday.The week had been moving along as normally as possible, considering my entire life was falling apart.Shane was still doing all of his fatherly duties. Taking the kids where they needed to go. Helping with homework. Making dinner when necessary. Showing up to school events.And completely ignoring me.Not in a cruel way.Just... detached.Like I no longer mattered.After finally agreeing to the divorce, I had gone ahead and met with one of the attorneys at my firm. We spent nearly an hour going over everything Shane had proposed. To my annoyance, my lawyer said the agreement was surprisingly fair.Shane was willing to let me keep the house if I wanted it.The mortgage was nearly paid off, and according to the paperwork, he was even willing to pay off the remaining balance. He wanted primary custody of the children, but he wasn't trying to keep them from me. He was offering shared parenting time and a schedule that my lawyer said most judges would approve without h