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Chapter 1

Rowyn’s POVI stared at the message, numb, tears blurring the screen.Chelsea grabbed my chin and yanked my face up."Rowyn, did you forget you're still begging me to sign Frederick's emergency treatment consent? Apologize!"Then she saw my tears and froze.Disgust flashed across her face. She shoved me away and dropped her voice."Enough. Quit playing the victim. Make my baby happy, and I'll get your dad the best medical team money can buy. I'll sign anything!"But I didn't need her signature anymore.Except...On the divorce papers.I looked up, bitter. "You'll really sign anything?"Before she could answer, I pulled out the divorce papers I'd had ready for ages.Then I stepped closer and offered him the side of my face that wasn't already swollen.My voice came out rough."I'm sorry. I was way out of line. I disrespected your relationship. Please forgive me."Chelsea's face darkened. "Louder!""I'm sorry! I was wrong!"Smack!Pain exploded across my face.Then a n

Chapter 2

After that, Chelsea went from the woman who would've given me the world to a Hawthorne Bay heiress with a nonstop parade of boy toys.And I became the city's biggest joke.As things heated up outside, I silently ran my fingers over every tear in the clothes before scrubbing away the filth.Her love for me had once burned just as hot.Now I watched it all wash down the drain.I stood there for a long time.Only when they were finally done did I grab the papers and walk out."Chelsea, Nash's clothes are washed and ironed. Now sign."The second I stepped forward, my foot came down on an unopened condom.The same one I'd given them last night.I stared at it.Something slammed into my forehead.I winced and looked up.Chelsea lounged against the headboard with a sneer."What's wrong, Rowyn? Jealous? You can't give me a kid. Plenty of other guys can."Nash lifted his head from her chest and shot me a smug look."Don't worry, Chelsea. I got tested. I'm crazy fertile. Nothing

Chapter 3

I watched everything she'd once done only for me become something she shared with another guy.My stomach was killing me.Blood kept soaking into my black pants as my face grew paler.Chelsea didn't even look my way. She was too wrapped up in Nash.My body was screaming at me to get help.But I just shook my head with a bitter laugh."It's not like I don't want to live. I just don't have Dad anymore. What's the point of being here alone?"When Chelsea was finally done, she shot me a disgusted look."What are you mumbling about? Nash is thirsty. Get him some water."The second I moved, more blood spilled out, and the metallic smell hit the air.Nash pinched his nose and knocked the warm water from my hand."Rowyn, what the hell is that smell? Did you hook up with someone and catch something because Chelsea wouldn't sleep with you?"I was too weak to fight back.I collapsed into the puddle of hot water.I jerked away from the burn as dried blood spread through it in dark re

Chapter 4

'What? Rowyn's sick?'Chelsea stumbled and caught herself on the cold hospital bed.It took her a second to pull herself together.Shock and confusion hit all at once.She opened her messages with Rowyn, typed a few words, then erased them.He had looked wrecked that morning.And he'd gotten way too skinny lately.But that was because Frederick was sick.It had to be.'There's no way he's dying.'Her thoughts spiraled until she couldn't take it anymore.Annoyed, Chelsea shoved her phone away.At some point, Nash showed up in a hospital gown, looking hurt."Chelsea, why'd you leave me? It's freezing in that room. I'm kinda scared."He wrapped his arms around her and closed his eyes, waiting for a kiss.Chelsea turned away, annoyed.Usually, she got bored with guys after one night. Nash had only lasted this long because he was hot and fun in bed.But the carefree guy from yesterday was suddenly trying way too hard to please her.And just like that, she was bored.Out o

Chapter 5

Nash watched Chelsea toss the bags into her car.Still not ready to give up, he reached for the passenger door.It slammed on his fingers.He yanked them back with a yelp.But Chelsea had already hit the gas and peeled out.Leaving him behind in a cloud of exhaust.***Rowyn's POVWhen I woke up again, the blood under me had dried.Even the brutal cramps in my stomach had faded.I stared down and touched my stomach.The second I tried to stand, dizziness slammed into me, draining what little strength I had left.I was getting worse.But one thing made it all worth it.Chelsea's bold signature on the divorce papers.I picked up the pen Chelsea had thrown on the floor and signed my name on the other line.Each stroke felt endless.But somehow, it was that simple.Just like that, more than ten years of misery with Chelsea was over.It didn't feel real.For a second, I had no clue what came next.My teens and most of my twenties had revolved around Chelsea. Now that I

Chapter 6

Then Chelsea spotted the charred metal barrel in the yard.She rushed over.Nothing but ashes.One tiny corner of a photo had survived, showing half a boy's pant leg.Chelsea's eyes went wide.She knew that picture.It was the first photo she and Rowyn had taken together after high school.Her stomach dropped.She raced to the master bedroom and threw open the closet.Every piece of Rowyn's clothing was gone.But she couldn't deal with that yet.Hands shaking, she opened the safe hidden in the back of the closet.Their photo albums were gone.Only two documents remained.Chelsea pulled them out.The words DIVORCE AGREEMENT hit her like a punch to the chest.She flipped straight to the last page.Her signature.'Rowyn tricked me.'Then she grabbed the other document.Three years of cancer treatment records.Chelsea froze.Rowyn hadn't lied.He really was dying.Rage hit Chelsea hard.She called her secretary, Sandy Lane, and practically snarled into the phone.

Chapter 7

I closed my eyes, exhausted.The older women beside me kept gossiping like crazy.Once, every word would've wrecked me.Now?Nothing.It felt like they were talking about some other guy's life.I'd seen the news before takeoff too.Chelsea had dropped a fortune on her latest boy toy, and Hawthorne Bay was losing its mind over it again.Every evening paper on the newsstands had the same photo plastered across its front page.Chelsea holding Nash close as she carried him into the hospital.But one thing was different this time.She'd never taken another guy clothes shopping before.So that was it.I'd really lost the last place I had in her life.I looked down at my stomach.The dull ache inside hadn't stopped, like my body was reminding me the clock was running out.'Fine. Dad and I make two lives for Howard. Now we're even.'I landed in Florence and started chasing the dreams I'd buried years ago.Back in college, I'd been an art student obsessed with Europe. I wanted

Chapter 8

Chelsea said she wanted to talk.I thought about it for a while, then agreed.After all, she'd signed the divorce papers without knowing what they were. We probably did need to clear a few things up.So I sent Bella off and picked a random restaurant.A few months apart had changed Chelsea.She looked exhausted.Way too thin.And there was this weird hesitation in her eyes I'd never seen before.After a long silence, she forced a small smile."Rowyn... how are you feeling?"I paused.Then I noticed her staring at my stomach.So she knew."Bad. The meds are keeping me going, but I don't have much time left."Guilt and sadness flashed across Chelsea's face.We just sat there in silence.I was suddenly too tired for this.I stood to leave.Chelsea grabbed my wrist. "...I'm sorry. I was wrong."Let me make it up to you, okay? We can find a treatment. We can fix this."And I know the truth now. You didn't even know my dad had cancer at first."When you found his test re

Chapter 9

By then, tears were running down my face."Chelsea Shelton, my dad's life and my life... is that enough to pay for what I did?"Chelsea's eyes turned red.She rushed over and tried to hug me. "You didn't do anything wrong. This was all my fault."I screwed up. Please, just give me a chance to make it right."If nothing else, let me stay with you until the end."I shoved her away.No hesitation.She stumbled, then stopped in front of me, desperate.She pulled out the wedding ring she'd taken from me."I know I messed up. I cut off every guy. Nash is gone. I handled everything, and I got your ring back."She held out a document. "This transfers everything I own to you. All of it."I swear I'll never touch another man again."Please forgive me."Can we start over? No... forget that. This time, let me spend the rest of my life making it up to you."I laughed bitterly.Then, just like she'd done to me, I kicked her in the stomach."Start over?"You owe me two lives."You

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