Chapter 62

*BRIANNE’S POV*

My chest felt tight, like I couldn’t breathe like the wall was closing in around me. I wanted to scream, to demand answers, but all I could manage was a broken whisper.

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

Jordyn took a deep breath, running a hand through his hair as he looked down at the floor, unable to meet my gaze. “I was going to,” He said finally, his voice low and strained. “I just…I didn’t know how.”

“You didn’t know how?” I repeated, disbelief and anger bubbling up inside me. “Jordyn, this is your child! How could you not tell me?”

He flinched at the harshness of my words, but I didn’t care. I was hurt, I was angry. And I deserved answers.

“I was trying to protect you,” He said softly, his eyes finally lifting to meet mine. “I didn’t want you to get hurt.”

“Too late for that,” I whispered, my voice breaking as the first tear slipped down my cheek. “You already did.”

Jordyn’s eyes locked with mine, and I could see the conflict churning behind them. He swallowed hard befor