I sat in the dark corner of the café, stirring the black coffee in front of me but barely touching it. My mind raced with thoughts of Spencer and what he had done. What he had taken from me. My fists clenched under the table at the thought of him walking away untouched, unscathed. It wasn’t fair. It wasn’t right. He had humiliated me, stripped me of everything—Sydney, the baby, my family’s future. And then, the worst of it all, he hurt my mother, Andrea. That was something I could never forgive. The bell above the café door chimed, and I glanced up to see Heather walking in. She spotted me immediately and made her way over, her eyes scanning the room cautiously. Heather had always been sharp, calculating. That’s why I called her. If anyone could help me make Spencer pay, it was her. “Aiden,” she greeted, sliding into the seat across from me. “You look terrible.” “Feel worse,” I muttered, finally pushing the coffee away from me. I wasn’t in the mood for small talk, and Heather knew i
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