Total pages in book: 67
Estimated words: 63496 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 317(@200wpm)___ 254(@250wpm)___ 212(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 63496 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 317(@200wpm)___ 254(@250wpm)___ 212(@300wpm)
“I love Cammie, despite you getting pregnant without my permission.”
“You asshole. You say that like I planned on getting pregnant. I suppose you think I had divine powers and willed the damn condom to break!”
“You should have been on birth control, or agreed to have the tubal, I demanded.”
“Too bad you didn’t tell your whore to have a tubal,” I respond snidely.
“I needed a child to impress my boss. He’s opening a new firm and is looking to appoint someone to oversee it,” he says with a shrug.
“You already had a child, you asshole—and a wife.”
“I’ll be taking Cammie in the divorce. If you’re nice to me, I will allow you to visit.”
“You hated taking care of our daughter, even for a minute. Serena sure as hell isn’t the kind to take care of a kid,” I growl.
“We have a live-in nanny now. We let her start early, since mine and Serena’s child is coming soon. She can take care of Cammie too. She’ll be better with them than a mother who has no income and a thug with a felony record living with her. The court will definitely agree with me.”
I frown at him. “What are you talking about?”
He lets out a cynical laugh. “I see you don’t know everything about your lover. He killed a man and was charged with reckless homicide. He killed someone by his own hand and that’s the kind of man you’re letting near our daughter. When I’m done introducing my evidence, there’s no way any judge in America will give you custody of our daughter.”
“Dane—”
“Or, if you agree to stop seeing this man and kick him out of your life. I’ll let you keep Cammie. I’ll come by here and there and the three of us can be happy. I won’t be able to be here full time, but enough that I can make sure all your needs are met.”
My stomach rolls. I can tell exactly what he means and the urge to vomit all over him is a real thing. “You can’t be serious,” I whisper hoarsely.
“You have until tomorrow morning to let me know what you decide,” he informs me oozing confidence. He’s positive he’s won and is going to get what he wants. I won’t lie. I’m scared, but I refuse to show him that he’s getting to me.
“You knocked up my best friend, have never been faithful, why the hell are you so intent on making me miserable, Dane? What’s the real reason behind all of this bullshit?”
“You’re my wife, Daphne. Just because we’re divorced, doesn’t mean you’re still not my property. You’d do well to remember that.”
Before I can respond, he’s already walking to his car. I let him go. Nothing I can say will change this mess. I need to be alone for a bit. Once his car leaves my driveway, I go inside.
“Is everything okay?” Crank asks when I get back inside.
“Yeah, I just have a killer headache. I need to check on Cammie.”
“She’s sound asleep, I just came from there,” he explains, studying my face.
“Can you let me know when she wakes up? I’m going to take some meds and lay down for a bit.”
I don’t even wait for his agreement. I’m barely hanging on as it is. Once I get to my room. I close the door and then fall on the bed, burying my head in my pillow so it can muffle the noise of my crying. I’m not sure what just happened. Maybe Dane is confused and thinks I’m dating someone else. Or he knows it’s Elie but got the wrong information.
All I know is that Eli isn’t a man who would just kill a man for no reason. I need to know the whole story. I’m too upset right now. I need to get control. Then, I can fuel my rage properly. Later there will be time to let my anger out—because I am very upset. If Eli did do something like what Dane just said and didn’t bother telling me—allowing me to be blindsided.
I don’t know what I’m going to do. I love Eli with every fiber in me, but I can’t lose Cammie. And most all I’m terrified that Dane will succeed in taking everything from me, just when I finally have the chance to be come was finally happy.
Chapter 32
Pez
I feel like I can finally breathe again when I walk in Daphne’s house. Sabre is still with me. The way he keeps smiling kind of unnerves me. I shrug it off. If I had lived without Cammie in my life for so long and finally get her back, I’d be much the same. Hell, I can’t even go one day without her.
“I’m finally home, Skittles,” I call out as I turn the small foyer to go into the kitchen. I frown when the kitchen is empty, but I look across the breakfast bar and see Cammie and Crank playing in the floor with puzzles. Sabre moves in front of me, holding out his arms.