Ex-Husband's Regret

Taking a deep breath, I tried to separate myself from the memories of that night. It had been the best night of my life, but what followed after nearly destroyed me.

"I asked you who you had drunk with. You told me it was Rowan. You then told me how you were hurting seeing your brother so broken and hurt. How it destroyed you that you couldn't help him. You couldn't give him what his heart desired, which was Emma.

We continued talking, but then you kissed me again. This time, you didn't stop. You told me that you wanted to forget, even if it was just for the night. You said that you'd wanted me for a long time, and you could no longer stay away from me.

You even carried me out of the kitchen and took me to your bedroom. Not once did you stumble, so it confirmed to me that you weren't drunk and that you really did want me. I should have known not to trust your lying tongue," I finished.

The next morning, I woke up earlier than him and decided I was going to make him breakfast. After I was done, I went back to the room to wake him up and give him a glass of water.

in a tiny nightgown and I remember him telling me to stop being

were the last woman on earth, you would never

rather cut off your balls than sleep with me. It dawned on me that you had been drunk the previous night; you were just good at coordinating yourself even when drunk. I almost had a heart

for nearly three hours. I was broken and hurt. Who knew words could be wielded like a deadly weapon? Two weeks after that, my heart was shattered to more pieces when I got the news that Andrew had passed away. A week after that news, Gabriel divorced me

it before you realized you were pregnant?" he asked.

I left the country. I was still mourning my brother and my failed marriage. I tried committing suicide. It's a miracle that Lilly survived. It was as they were performing tests that

held on, when all I wanted was to leave this world behind. She grounded me, and she became my lightning rod, anchoring me to this

could have called and told me." His anger was visible as his eyes