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Chapter 83

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“I – I – I had just found out. And then we had the break in and then the fight and I needed to do the gala and…” My words peter out, leaving me unsure of what else to say.

I can’t tell him the truth. I can’t tell him that I was worried that he wouldn’t want me anymore after he found out that I was pregnant. Especially after he just saved me from Gabriele and brought me back.

But it’s not like I think that he would have saved me if we weren’t in this married pact together. I still don’t feel like I can trust his love. As much as I want to, as much as I know that I love him even if I’m having trouble admitting it to myself, I can’t say I believe that he wants to be with me.

That’s why I didn’t tell him.

And why I can’t tell him the truth now.

His eyebrows furrow and he opens his mouth as if to say something, but the door bursts open and everyone files back in.

“What did the doctor say?” Emily immediately demands and I can’t help but see the expectant faces of everyone in t
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owlonmywrist
That makes sense, but you have to look at the men that she’s trusted in her life: her father, Gabriele. She’s trying to stop the hurt, but it’s not working so well.
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Audrey Coulombe
It’s hard to think that she loves him…the lack of trust she has in him…but I must admit his actions at the beginning led to that..
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