Love's Last Gamble

anniversary, came flooding back. Around her, the art gallery with its white walls and slick marble floors filled with her

rekindle their former passion. She had dressed in the clothing she knew he loved, made his favo

is eyes, as if he wasn't really there. Delilah's uneasiness increased as the evening went on, but she dismis

sh, everything

moment. It was a strange room. Something icy and distant blended with the smell of cheap cologne. She attempted to move but was to

aw the woman's smug smile, her breath caught in her throat. She felt physic

keep him, did you?" The mocking in t

and most of all, powerless. How could she have missed it? The whispers, the indications, th

was she betrayed, but she also realized that the man she had trusted and loved had taken advantage of her. And that's when the i

he harm me

ded. She was having trouble breathing. Sh

t with a blink, her body stiff and her heart racing. Cooper remained on the other side of the room, studying her closely and wai

following morning, calm and unconcerned, as if nothing had happened. His

flatly, "it meant nothing

son spilling from his lips. Delilah had tried to understand him by looking at him, but all she saw was a s

move pa

hat? She had put her trust in him. cherished him. However, his disdain fo

however. She suffered an intolerable emotional and psychological toll as a resul

t of that trust was now slipping through her fingers like sand. Seeing him here, in front of her, made her relive t

n and rage fighting inside

wn so accustomed to was gone this time. As he looked into her eyes, his assurance appeared to falter.

rry? Or is this

osure. She was unable to reveal her weaknesses to him. Not right now. She had rebuilt h

she made her way to the door. She had been followed by Cooper. Sh

ess gone, something raw, almost begging, in its pla

ou didn't simply shatter me. You destroyed everythi

guilt, regret, or perhaps simply desperation. He stepped forward, his physiq

h. What we had

more. What does he dare do? How was he able to stand

believe him. But the barricade she had spent years erecting wa

nd closed her eyes. "No,

wondered: What if he