Chapter 66 — A Little Bird

Scott

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I watched as Allegra left and their car drove away. My chest felt empty, my eyes aflame with an unfamiliar, suppressed fury.

I felt this burning desire to chase after the car and forcefully snatch her from Evangeline's grasp, she wasn't hers to take care of. She was mine. She had my last name, I had more right to her than anyone else present here.

I wanted to get her back to our home and to fall to

my knees and beg her forgiveness for the unforgivable. Except I couldn’t, because I was the one who’d hurt her. I was the one who lost his shit and threw her grandfather out of the house when they both needed each other the most.

Ray and the rest of the bodyguards trailed behind them while their car vanished from view. As my sight lost them, an overwhelming mix of frustration and anguish gripped me, provoking a trembling breath. I struggled to understand the ache that relentlessly tore through me.

Linus's last word resounded in my ears, “I'm sorry, Scott. I hope one day y