i

same-the spotless marble floors, the glass walls that give a perfect view of the city skyline, and the s

erythi

, cold as ice, and left me there sobbing. And two weeks since I decided that I'm done. I'm done prete

floor, the only sound in this too-big, too-empty space. I shove the door open and place the divor

ression the same bored indifference I've seen for the last

aning back in his chair, n

snap, crossing my arms.

s flicking over the papers before comi

us." I glare at him, daring

ld throwing a tantrum. "Nin

We don't need to do anything. I need to get out of this fuck

that word is supposed to magically erase everything he's d

gh? After everything?" I laugh, the sound harsh and bitter. "You don't even treat me like your fucking wife,

me like he's in control. "I have responsibilities, Nina. Th

lone for me!" My voice rises, the years of frustration pouri

interrupts, finally standing up, his

oot back. "You're never here, J

ut there's no regret in his e

t still sharp. "I needed my husband. I needed

e I'm being unreasonable. "Nina,

ve you everything. I waited for you. I put up with Scarlett being around like some

r a second, I think I hit a nerve. But then he sha

en like he's already moved on from this conversation. "I'm in the middle of

dumbfounded. "Are you...

ent on his desk that has absolutely nothing to do with me, wi

s broken. Empty. "There's nothing

looking up at me, his eyes cold. "This marriage

"Don't you dare talk to me about packs and alliances. This marriage was never

difference. It's like talking to a brick wall, one that c

pers, pushing them to

ia Davenport, Jaxon's mother, strides in like she owns the

some unruly child throwing a tantrum in her perfect l

ce already hanging by a threa

've always hated. "This is my family, dear. You think I'm

"You think this is a spectacle? You think me

r eyes narrowing on me. "You lost a baby, yes, but that's no rea

ger things at stake?" I repeat, my voice low. "I lost my

"These things happen, Nina. But the pa

someone can be so cruel, so fucking

after all. And frankly, Nina, you were never cut out

ollow. "Weak? Emotional? You've

always knew you weren't suited for this life. Frankly, I never understood what my brilliant son ever saw in a freaking o

s been hanging over our marriage like a goddamn storm cloud. I should have known she'd come up. Lyd

"Scarlett probably would have been a better Luna for

y anything. She doesn't need to. The s

watching this whole thing play out without s

cou

g. "You two deserve each other. I'm don

my bag. "You won't sign them? Fine. I'll take them to co

ention of the press, bu

t bothering to look back at either of them. "D

oice calm, like he's used to gett

xon. I'm not overreacting. I'm finally react

if they're watching, not caring if they're shocked. The