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But the damage has been done.

Eleanor’s face turns ashen as Falcon turns slowly to look at me, his eyes meeting mine. All I see in his is anguish.

“Ask me,” I moan, my heart breaking where I stand.

“I won’t,” he whispers. “I’ve made every mistake possible, done everything to push you away. It took losing you for me to finally admit that I love you — have loved you since we met. I’ll never doubt you again, Angie.”

Tears stream down my cheeks as I shake my head. He loves me.Loves me. Despite everything, despite it all, as I love him.

But the lies come, as commanded.

“I never loved you, Falcon.”

I swallow the lump in my throat and ignore his barely audible gasp as I deliver the death blow to our marriage.

“The baby is Jags.”