Divorced: Ex-wife Heiress Strikes Back
I pressed a trembling hand to my sternum, as if holding my chest could steady my heartbeat.
When the door finally slid open, I startled, my breath catching in a soft gasp. Devan stood in the doorway, leaning slightly on the frame. His hair was matted with dust, one cheek purpled with a bruise, his left arm wrapped hastily in gauze. He looked beyond exhausted but at the same time, managed to stay present. He didn’t speak; he didn’t need to. He crossed the small distance between us and sat beside me on the hospital cot, our shoulders brushing lightly. That tiny contact loosened something in my chest. I leaned in, barely a shift, but enough to let me remember what it felt like to be human, not
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