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Prologue

Christian

Now

“I fucking love you, Kinley, and you know it”

“It’s not about lovingI ah I can’t live like this anymore It’s not fair to either of us”

“I don’t give up on anything, Kins Especially you”

She sighed, bowing her head

I couldn’t believe ere having this argu ht … fuck, I didn’t knohat I thought anymore

How could we let life just get in the way of our love for each other?

We’d been together on and off since ere fifteen When we got back together the last time, ere twenty-four, and I knew she was the one I wanted to spend the rest of ain for anything, so I asked her to marry me a feeeks later and never looked back

Ten years ago, ere so in love

So devoted

So fucking consumed with each other

Where did we go wrong?

With the most sincere, pained expression on her face, she coaxed, “I don’t want to be just another challenge or obstacle, soive up on, Christian”

“You’re taking my words out of context, Kinley”

“A”

“That’s bullshit! I’ you come on my cock—”

“This isn’t about sex, Christian! This has nothing to do with that!”

“What the fuck? I give you everything! What more do you want from me?”

“You give ? You can’t be serious You think I don’t realize how detached you are from me because I can’t—”