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“No thanks to you”

His eyebrows pull together, and his body tenses “Actually, thanks to me You shouldn’t be married to a man who used your lost son to blackmail you”

“Ha, you’re one to talk since you married Phoenix for basically the exact same reason”

He growls “So I guess we are doing this? Let’s have it Yell atyour child as if he were her own son Do it Tellyou whilehorrible—I know But I don’t care about what you think of me or even what Phoenix thinks of me—the only people I care about are Rose and Atlas They are safe and loved—that’s all that matters”

Silence

Tears waterPhoenix Even if he wasn’tI still couldn’t marry him He’d never be mine…

Phoenix has to coh I hate her Even though I want to thank her and kiss her for everything she’s done for my son I still hate her, but I also owe her my life

“Fine, Phoenix comes”

Langston settles back, surprised by how easily he won that fight

“When do you want to leave?” he asks with a soft, bewildered expression

“To done as soon as possible”

“Okay, tomorrow it is then”

Silence stretches again, allowing the sultry tingling to reeuished, is a full-blown fire between us We have to find a way to put it out, though If we don’t, it will spread until we’ve burned everyone we love in the process

“You should ston says

I shake my head “I can’t”