His Regret, Our Irrevocable Goodbye

His Regret, Our Irrevocable Goodbye

Bing Daner

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, I am Colleen Hoover, and I am ready to write. This story will be an emotional surgery, raw and direct, for the American woman who craves that gut-wrenching, heart-healing journey. Let's begin. I married a man haunted by the ghost of his dead son. I gave him a new son, Leo, and foolishly believed our love could heal his shattered past. But then the ghost came back to life. His ex-wife, Georgia, returned with wide, innocent eyes and a diagnosis of trauma-induced amnesia. Suddenly, my husband was walking on eggshells around the woman who broke him, while our son and I became background noise in her twisted play. The day he chose her was the day he destroyed us. After Georgia framed our five-year-old for desecrating his dead brother's memorial, my husband, Calvin, snapped. He grabbed Leo's arm and twisted it until I heard a sickening pop. As I lay on the floor bleeding, I watched him cradle Georgia, whispering comforts while our son screamed in agony. Over his shoulder, her eyes met mine, filled not with confusion, but with pure, triumphant malice. He had made his choice. Now, I would make mine. My fingers, sticky with my own blood, dialed 911. "I need an ambulance," I said, my voice surprisingly steady. "And I need the police."

Chapter 1

, I am Colleen Hoover, and I am ready to write. This story will be an emotional surgery, raw and direct, for the American woman who craves that gut-wrenching, heart-healing journey. Let's begin.

I married a man haunted by the ghost of his dead son. I gave him a new son, Leo, and foolishly believed our love could heal his shattered past. But then the ghost came back to life.

His ex-wife, Georgia, returned with wide, innocent eyes and a diagnosis of trauma-induced amnesia. Suddenly, my husband was walking on eggshells around the woman who broke him, while our son and I became background noise in her twisted play.

The day he chose her was the day he destroyed us. After Georgia framed our five-year-old for desecrating his dead brother's memorial, my husband, Calvin, snapped. He grabbed Leo's arm and twisted it until I heard a sickening pop.

As I lay on the floor bleeding, I watched him cradle Georgia, whispering comforts while our son screamed in agony. Over his shoulder, her eyes met mine, filled not with confusion, but with pure, triumphant malice.

He had made his choice. Now, I would make mine. My fingers, sticky with my own blood, dialed 911. "I need an ambulance," I said, my voice surprisingly steady. "And I need the police."

Chapter 1

Alea POV:

The day Calvin William married me, Georgia Flynn was already a ghost haunting our lives, a beautiful, manipulative specter he couldn't shake.

It was never a fairytale. It was a bargain, a quiet exchange of stability for grief. He needed a wife, a mother for the son he lost too soon, and I needed a purpose. Or so I thought.

We built a life, a seemingly perfect facade with our own son, Leo. He was my sun, my moon, my entire universe. We had laughter in the kitchen, bedtime stories, and the quiet rhythm of a family trying to mend a shattered past. Calvin even smiled sometimes, a real, unburdened smile that made my heart ache with hope. I foolishly believed we were healing.

Then the email came. A single, innocuous message from a hospital in Switzerland. "Patient Georgia Flynn located after extensive search. Suffering from trauma-induced amnesia." The calm in our house shattered like glass. The ghost wasn't a ghost anymore. She was real. She was back.

Suddenly, our home became a battlefield. Georgia, with her delicate, wide eyes and whispered claims of memory loss, was Calvin' s priority. Every fragile whim she had became law. He walked on eggshells around her, his guilt over Aiden's death a suffocating cloud. He treated her like a precious, damaged doll, while Leo and I were just... there. Background noise.

She started small. Little comments about my cooking, my clothes, the way I decorated. Then it escalated. She'd "accidentally" spill wine on Leo's drawings or "misplace" his favorite toys. Calvin would always find an excuse for her. "She's not herself, Alea. She's been through so much." My heart would clench, but I' d bite my tongue. For Leo. For the fragile peace we still clung to.

The public humiliation was the worst. One evening, at a charity gala, Georgia, draped in Calvin's arm, "mistook" me for a junior assistant. "Could you fetch me some champagne, darling? And perhaps something for... Mrs. Merritt, here?" she purred, her eyes glinting with malice as she leaned into Calvin, who just offered me a tight, apologetic smile. My cheeks burned. The whispers started. The looks. I felt like a cheap prop in her twisted play.

Later that night, I confronted Calvin. He just sighed, rubbing his temples. "She really doesn't remember, Alea. The doctors said it's a coping mechanism. A complete blank slate before Aiden's death. It's tragic." I wanted to scream. I wanted to shake him. But the look in his eyes, the deep-seated torment, stopped me. He truly believed her. He truly thought she was a victim. His grief was a wound she knew exactly how to pick at. I tried to understand. I tried to be patient. I tried to be the good wife, the understanding one.

Then came the day I knew I couldn't understand anymore. It was Leo's fifth birthday. He was so excited, clutching a small, handmade card for his father. Georgia, in a sudden fit of "confusion," had decided the living room needed rearranging. She "accidentally" knocked over Aiden's display case-the one filled with his soccer trophies and cherished photos. Glass shattered. Aiden's favorite soccer ball rolled under the sofa.

Leo, startled by the crash and terrified of Georgia's shrill scream, had instinctively picked up the ball. He just wanted to put it back. But Georgia saw it differently. She shrieked, pointing a trembling finger at my son. "He's desecrating Aiden's memory! He's trying to replace him! Look what he did, Calvin!"

Calvin, hearing the commotion, rushed in. He saw Georgia, hysterical, pointing at Leo, who stood frozen, the ball clutched in his small hands. He didn't see the fear in Leo's eyes. He didn't see Georgia's calculated gaze. All he saw was his beloved Aiden's memorial in shambles, and Leo, holding the symbol of his son's short life.

He grabbed Leo's arm. Hard. "What have you done, Leo?" His voice was low, dangerous. Leo whimpered, trying to pull away. "I just... I just wanted to help," he whispered, tears welling up. But Calvin wasn't listening. He twisted Leo's arm, trying to wrench the ball free. Leo cried out, a sharp, piercing sound that ripped through me.

I moved without thinking. "Calvin! Stop it! You're hurting him!" I lunged forward, trying to pull Leo free. But Calvin was in a rage. He shoved me back, his eyes wild with grief and anger. I stumbled, hitting my head on the edge of a console table. Pain exploded behind my eyes. I felt a warm stickiness on my scalp.

I heard another scream. Not from me. Not from Georgia. It was Leo. His arm twisted at an unnatural angle. A sickening pop. He collapsed, clutching his arm, screaming. His small body wracked with sobs.

My head swam. I pushed myself up, my vision blurring. "Leo!"

Georgia, still "sobbing," threw herself into Calvin's arms. He held her tight, stroking her hair. "It's all right, darling. It's all right. He didn't mean to upset you."

My son was on the floor, screaming, his arm bent the wrong way. And my husband was comforting the woman who had caused it.

A cold, hard realization settled in my gut. This wasn't grief anymore. This was a choice. His choice.

I saw them then, Calvin holding Georgia, their heads close. She was whispering something to him, her face buried in his shoulder, but her eyes, over his shoulder, met mine. They were not filled with trauma or amnesia. They were filled with triumph. Pure, unadulterated malice.

My heart didn't just break. It shattered. It dissolved into dust.

"Calvin," I said, my voice a raw whisper, barely audible over Leo's cries. "Look at him. Look at our son."

He didn't turn. He held Georgia tighter. "She's very fragile, Alea. This has been a terrible shock for her."

The words hit me like a physical blow. He chose her. Over our son. Over me.

A sudden, sharp clarity pierced through the haze of pain and betrayal. My mind, previously clouded by hope and compromise, became razor sharp.

This was over. This was beyond repair.

My hand still clutched the side of the console table, my fingers sticky with my own blood. My gaze dropped to a forgotten corner of the room. A small, familiar document was tucked behind a decorative vase. The prenuptial agreement. Ironclad. Signed years ago, when I still believed in happily ever afters, but with enough foresight to protect myself, just in case.

It guaranteed me full custody. It guaranteed me financial independence. I had thought it was just a formality. Now, it was my weapon. My escape. My power.

I stood there, swaying slightly, the world tilting around me. But inside, something new was taking root. Something fierce. Something unbreakable.

My hand reached for my phone, my fingers fumbling. I dialed 911. My voice was surprisingly steady. "My son has been injured. I need an ambulance. And... I need the police."

Calvin finally looked up, his eyes wide. "Alea, what are you doing?"

I met his gaze, my own eyes cold, devoid of emotion. "I'm protecting my son, Calvin. From both of you."

He took a step towards me, Georgia still clinging to him. "Don't be ridiculous. It was an accident. Leo just fell."

"He didn't fall," I stated, my voice gaining strength. "You hurt him. And she caused it." I pointed at Georgia, who gasped dramatically, burying her face deeper into Calvin's chest.

"Alea, have you lost your mind?" Calvin began, his face contorted in disbelief.

But I wasn't listening. My eyes were fixed on Leo, who was still crying, though now more softly, exhausted by the pain. My son. My beautiful, sensitive boy. He needed me. And I would burn this entire world down to keep him safe.

The sirens wailed in the distance, growing louder. My heart hammered against my ribs, but it wasn't fear. It was a primal, maternal rage.

This was it. The end of us. And the beginning of me.

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