n without a knock, hitting
cashmere sweater he'd flown in, his hair slightly disheveled, his jaw tight with e
is eyes scanning her
r from her cheek. It was a familiar, almost automatic gest
led, a sharp, involuntary step back that sent her spi
hand froz
in his eyes replaced by a familiar,
ed to say, her voi
s voice dropping an octave
the vast, cold space of the bedroom. She needed distance. She needed ai
ms around her waist. It was a defensive
divorce,
he air between them
hen, a short, humorless laugh escaped
ossing it onto a chair. "We've been through this, Chloe. You don't
aid, her voice gaining a sliv
scending arrogance. "You have nothing. Our prenup is a fortress. You signed it. You would w
was about money.
ad altered it moments ago in the bathroom, her hands shaking so badly she could barely grip her pen. The receipt from her clini
ed. It fluttered and la
asked, his voice l
confusion, and then to a stark, chilling stillness. Chloe watched the color drain from his
into hers. They were no longer just cold
hloe?" he bit out, his vo
receipt," she said, her voice a frozen calm she didn't f
te. It was so complete she could hea
heavy breaths. His gaze was locked on he
e paper in half, and then in half again, the pi
His hands clamped down on her shoulders, his fingers diggin
ittle flecked her cheek. "You had no right. That was my c
y a surge of adrenaline. "I will not bring a
the final trigger. A dark, pred
s hitting the edge of the mattress, and she fell onto the bed. Her
e?" he sneered, the word dripping with venom. "You think
You don't get to leave. You get to stay here and live with what
He yanked it open, then slammed it shut with
, her entire b
sound of a key turning in the lock frlocked
s a pr
ed door, and for the first time, a single, hot te
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