Divorcing My Alpha Husband For His Uncle
It was supposed to mean that whatever this was, it couldn't be real.
Couldn't be this.
I hear shifting behind me, and a chair scraped the floor gently, before he spoke, "A lie doesn't outrank the real thing…" His voice came from behind me, and I flinched, spinning around fast. He was standing now, on his side of the table, watching me with that expression that gave nothing away and somehow still said everything all at once. "It just gets there first,” he completed quietly, and I swear I could see something like hurt in his eyes, but how do I trust my own judgment right now when equally I'm a mess myself.