บททั้งหมดของ The Price of Peace: Book 3 In The No More Regrets Series: บทที่ 221 - บทที่ 230

Isla’s POVI sighed as I walked through my empty house.It was too damn quiet.Shane was with his new woman.Our children were with their grandmother because Shane and I had come to an understanding that we would alternate weekends with the kids, even while we are both still living together.Last weekend was mine.This weekend was his.And he had chosen to spend it with his girlfriend and their in-utero baby.My children were with my mother in laws and honestly, I figured this was probably how things were going to be from now on.People could say whatever the fuck they wanted.They could tell me Shane was always going to make his children his priority.Maybe he would.But I knew Shane.Whenever he had a new child, he focused on that child. He made sure they were taken care of. He was attentive. He was present.And now he had a new baby on the way with the woman he loved.I shook my head.What the hell was I supposed to do with myself?I walked into my bedroom and pulled on a nice pai

Keisha’s POVAs we pull up to 26 in California, I sigh and look over at Kole.“Hopefully, this is it. Hopefully, this is the last time we have to deal with this bastard.”His cousin already copped a plea. Three years of probation. That was it.Kole nods. “Yeah. From what the detectives told us, this should pretty much be it. So let's get this done and go enjoy our final days before Carmen’s wedding extravaganza.”I chuckle. “Yes. Please.”I was more than ready for this shit to be over.We walked into the courthouse, and almost immediately, we spot Detective Torres and Detective Alex.I look around. “Where do we sit?”Alex gestures toward the courtroom. “Anywhere you want. This is an actual hearing. The last time you came in, it was the arraignment. He entered a plea of not guilty, so now we're moving forward with the actual case.”He pauses.“He’s representing himself.”I blink.“Pro se?”“Yep.”I shake my head. “Well, this should be interesting.”Kole squeezes my hand.“Let's just si

Shane’s POVTwo days later, I placed an order for some hot wings and an extra-large sausage and cheese pizza.“What's your name, sir?”“Shane.”“Is that the first name?”“Yeah.”“Okay, we got you. Your total will be thirty-two fifty.”I paid for our dinner, as usual.Because Isla had basically checked completely out.When I say checked out, I mean she had formally checked out of life.Sunday was the last straw for me. I had reached the point where I was done trying to pretend everything was okay when it clearly wasn't.Tonight was the night I was going to tell the kids that I was completely moving out after this weekend.I had originally planned to wait until SJ's graduation, but I didn't think I could make it that long. Graduation was still two weeks away, and mediation wasn't for another three weeks.This weekend was Carmen and Stephen's wedding, and because it was technically Isla's weekend with the kids. Maya and I had originally planned to stay at the hotel two nights, but after

Keisha’s POVI smirked as I looked over at an irritated Maya.She really thought that because she was “just the painter,” she wasn’t going to have to be involved in this whole little not so little rehearsal dinner.But she was.And she needed to be.The simple fact was that Maya needed to know exactly where she wanted to stand and what angle would give her the best view of Carmen and Stephen at the front. She wanted a full, unobstructed view of the bride and groom together so she could capture them properly in the painting.Especially Carmen's dress.That was the whole point.Maya wanted the front view of Carmen in her wedding gown and Stephen in his tux, so she needed to get the real optics of them together before tomorrow.As we finished packing up our to-go boxes, we walked out toward the cars.I looked over at Kole.“Well, hopefully this shit will be done quickly. We can go get our baby and have her ready for tomorrow.”Kole sighed.I already knew what was bothering him.He was st

Keisha’s POVI yawned as the alarm started blaring.I groaned and reached over to shut the damn thing off, then rolled over and looked for Kole.His side of the bed was already empty.Of course it was.I could hear the shower running in the bathroom.“Seriously, Kole?” I called out as I dragged myself out of bed. “Thanks a lot for waking me up.”His voice came through the bathroom door.“You’re welcome, babe. Come on in here.”I rolled my eyes.Men.I walked into the bathroom, quickly stripped down, and climbed into the shower with him.Yes, I knew we'd showered the night before.Did I care?Absolutely not.I wanted to be extra clean and fresh for this long-ass wedding day because I had a feeling it was going to be one hell of a day.We showered quickly, then jumped out and started our morning routine.Brushed our teeth.Washed our faces.Got dressed.Everything was happening at warp speed.Once I was ready, I went straight into Maemae's room.I changed her diaper and got her dressed,