Claiming What is Mine

x-husband. The guy who shattered my coronary heart five years in the past, with out a second thought. Five years of silence, of l

me stirred a whirlwind of emotions that I'd worked so difficult to bury-anger, pain, betrayal. He had broken me in each manner viable, ripped as

t to nevertheless sense the load of the silence that accompanied, as if the universe itself had collapsed round me. All the love, all of the accept as true with, crum

glanced at the screen, a textual content from Sarah lighting u

her, it become simply any other fancy event, another night time to dress up and community with the elite. For me, it was

live with out him, learning a way to be sturdy once more. But the scars have been nonetheless there, hidden under the floor. And now, all of a sudden, he want

e same venue wherein I'd hosted my first huge event. I may want to nonetheless take into account that night time-the manner Lu

s him once more made me sense unwell. But on the identical time, a part of me burned with curiosity. What did Lu

be I needed to expose him that I wasn't the equal broken lady he'd left at t

gh the doors, the red carpet glittering under my ft. Flashing cameras, humans mingling, the top crust of society a

ir was perfectly groomed, his sharp blue eyes scanning the room. When his gaze landed on me, he froze for a moment, as though he hadn't

he reached me, his voice

no longer to allow him see the impa

the curious stares from people nearby, but I didn't care. All that mattered turned into the person standin

Lucas ultimately sta

hold my emotions in take a look

ve been trying to peer you. I... I wa

silence, of pretending I didn't exist? Anger flared inner me, but there was some thing else too-someth

will repair everything?" I

s tone honest. "But I've modified. I've had a lot o

the pain he'd induced? The betrayal? "You can't simply stroll again into my

st. "I simply... I need you to recognize that I'm here, and I

o think. Part of me desired to lash out, to make him experience the ache he had triggered. But some other a part of me, the ele

ted finally, my voice tight. "But don't ass

. "I understand. I'll wait as long as you w

t changed into nonetheless racing, my mind a whirlwind of mind. Lucas had come lower back into my

lower back to Lucas. Every time I glanced across the room, he become there, watching me. The conf

ch. I slipped outdoor to the balcony, letting the cool night air wash over me. The city ligh

seeking to regular my thoughts. But I couldn't escape Lucas's wo

nterrupted my mind,

here, watching me with the ones piercing

tand I'm severe," he stated, stepping closer. "I've made errors, and I reco

"This isn't something you can simply restoration with some word

you with all of the time you need. But simply rec

him, however there was some thing in his voice, in his eyes, that made me

I stated, my voice sl

to offer me area. "Take some

wever marvel what the destiny held. Lucas had come crashing retur