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I settleto settle my head as the elevator door closes As I travel down froain in my mind I have to find a way out But if I don’t, I’ll have to set her free

Again

No matter how much of my soul it costs me

My throat tightens and a weight sits on my chest How can I keep her safe and keep her in my life? A sob threatensout front and my mind quiets

I think of her, sleeping in my bed, as my driver opens the car door and I slide inside How she looked there Like she belonged

And she does She belongs with me

C H A P T E R E L E V E N

WILLOW

I heard hioodbye I almost broke when he kissed me and called me his princess, al I was sound asleep

I flop over ontorivers of tears sneaking out the corners of my eyes to run over my temples and into my hair

My stoain The s me All these years later, he’s still able to hurt me, and I haven’t even spoken to him

Yet

I have to be at the law office in less than two hours

I stulass enclosure, the hot water stinging my skin There is not a spot on ht we opened this box between us

I wish I could have told hih this final hu, ame and finish this once and for all, even if it means my final humiliation and his victory