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“Kinley Troy! Of course, we’re still going to be in your life We’re fa on with my brother, you’ll always be my sister”

I s to hear that Other than Jax, Christian’s family was all I had I couldn’t lose them too

“It’s not too late to change your mind It’s obvious you don’t want this divorce And I know—you guys have had so”

“Did he tell you that?”

“No, Christian is a very private man He wouldn’t tell me that, but I’m sure he’s told Julian Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Autuo when you and Julian got back together”

“That’s a cop out I was a phone call away”

“I know, but you were Autuest and best publicist in the world You had your own shit to deal with, on top of being a single mom You didn’t need to carry my burden too”

“I call bullshit”

“What?”

“You heard me I think you didn’t want to tellpeople in your life, Kinley”

I didn’t knohat to say, so I kept my mouth shut

“After all the shit that happened with your h infertil—”

“Autu to do, but there’s more to it than that”

“Because of what happened that night?”

Her question didn’t surprise me She was there, his whole faed to flinch

“Listen” She stood, grabbingis that I’m always here for you”

“I know”

“Christian loves you, Kinley He’ll take you any way he can”

“That’s just it I don’t want him to settle for me It’s not fair to him”

“I don’t want to say this, but it needs to be said”

“What?”

With an utmost sincere expression on her face, she asked, “Are you sure it’s not about being scared that he’s going to eventually leave you, like your mom did?”

At this point, I didn’t know anymore

We spent the rest of the afternoon talking about just how much I didn’t know anymore

Chapter 18

Christian

“What the fuck are you doing here?”

I turned to see Julian standing behind me “Exactly what it looks like” I turned back around, nodding to the bartender to bring me another drink

“You go before the judge this afternoon”

“No shit”

“So what? You think this is what you should be doing with your tiht now?”