stopped abruptly. He turned back, his

gh the air. "If you still want to be my wife, show up at the hospita

And before Dayna could respond, he slammed the door shut b

railing to keep herself from crumbling. Her body was shaking, fragi

wi

ing to her anymore. Anyone

ion or redemption-it was a clean break

three years of memories-some sweet, most bitter. Every corner of thi

ime to l

and good

Everything else? She left it behind without a second t

ugh, though there was

came from the Murray Group-an empire he

hing without him, that she'd been cl

h? He never

ing housewife, not because she wa

for a man who never saw her for who she was. But from now on,

w weeks, the divor

na's elaborate games. He didn't even spare her a second look. His days were no

've been a mess-begging, crying,

no

outside the city h

d in his wheelchair. The sunlight came through the trees and

. She hadn't expected Kristopher to

re sneaking glances at him,

a breath and walked up to him, giving

up. As soon as he saw her, his finger

, but there was a tiny shift-som

ing. Instinctively, she glanced down at her shirt, wondering if som

t and narrowed his

n't wrap his h

t. She actually wen

was quick-papers signed, confirmed, and filed

nt, Dayna felt a weird mix of relief a

oothly." She offered a gentle smile and extended

expression calm but distant. "You're movin

ed, totally

contract marriage? So why did

r. "Don't forget your role

t sounded way too much like s

now her place," be a quiet w

families were. Cold, strict

rce with me. Only death do us part. You married me, so don't even think about

ed at him,

elieve what sh

rt gave an involuntary flut

off quickly. She couldn't

just words-empty

it any further, a car pu

s sharp and firm, stripped of emotion,

the car anyway. This wasn't the tim

her. His fingers brushed the ring on his pinky

r... had she really f

ulled out her phone, hop

th it came a flood of missed calls

to Maddie. And it's been almost

p your

't make m

as she calmly blocked his number

th a single glance. His eyes narrowed, an

mething when her phone lit

number. But the moment Kristopher saw

. He never forgot numbers. It belonged

that even most licensed professionals would envy-s

Could Dayna... really