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Well, someone has let the cat outta the bag, huh? Am I surprised? No, not really, but I’m pissed they didn’t let me speak to her.
Our relationship has fuck all to do with anyone else.
“I am,” I admit quietly as I hold up the papers, “I wanted to do it right, to wait until you woke up...”
“So it really was all a lie, huh?” she asks, confusing me until she accuses, “You never did love me.”
Anger fills me, and I growl, “You know full well that I loved you, still love you, and this is for your own good. As soon as you sign them, I’m gone and you won’t have to see me for a very long time.”
“Wait, what?!” Doc demands but Rose ignores him and whispers, “If you really did love me, you would have been here every day until I woke up, you wouldn’t be holding divorce papers, so you lied, you don’t love me,” her eyes tear and it fucking guts me as she demands softly, “Hand the papers to my dad and get out Stone.”
All the pain and anger that I’ve tried to suppress over the past week fills me, and I growl as I turn away from my heart and slam the divorce papers into William's chest, who whispers, “Don’t do this, Cage, you are not a danger to her.”
I ignore him and storm out of Rose’s room, out of her life for good, as Doc calls for me, and the urge to jump on my bike and ride off consumes me.
I’ve probably made the biggest mistake of my life, but it was the best decision for her.
I won’t be selfish anymore, it’s time to set her free from me.
Chapter 27
Rose
“You’re going to end up being stuck here at this rate if you don’t calm your heart rate down,” Kimmy whispers, but I don’t look at my little sister, who hasn’t left my side since I woke up. Instead, my eyes are on the shitty piece of paper before me.
“She’s right,” Donna agrees, her voice also low.
They’re both treading on eggshells, and I can’t really say I blame them. I haven’t snapped yet, barely said a word since Cage stormed out of here, but it’s coming, and they can feel it.
Three days since I woke up, three days since my husband told me he wanted a divorce. Three days since my hurt and pain turned to anger and fury.
He’s not only divorcing me, he’s also giving me most of his fortune in said divorce, like money would solve everything, likeit would solve the way he barreled into my life then tore it apart without a care in the world for my feelings.
Money solves nothing! Not my hurt, not my pain, not my confusion.
He comes in here, tells me he killed his ex-wife and her father for what they’ve done, hands me divorce papers, then leaves.
I mean, who does that?!
My eyes take in his signature, and my fury builds and builds, and I turn the front page back on top with a huff, my body trembling.
He said he loved me, that he wanted a future with me, he said he had to marry me the way he did because he knew I wouldn’t say yes. He knew I’d walk away once I learned of that nasty bitch, whom I now actually remember from high school.
She used to hang around the MC like a bad smell, and if any girl paid any attention to them, she’d make their life hell for the rest of their high school days. I mean, heck, one girl had her hair set on fire, and it was ruled an accident!
She was blowing three teachers and the principal, something I know wasn’t a rumor, because I walked in on it and got free school lunches for the rest of my time at the school.
The principal recognized me, but Elsie didn’t.
I tap my finger on the table before me, not taking my eyes off the piece of paper.
This is his solution, to throw money at me like some money-hungry woman?
“Rose,” Donna sighs as she takes a seat beside my bed, but I don’t look at her as I finally snap, “He pushed himself into my life.”
“He did,” she agrees.
I continue, “I was expecting a one-night stand, something I don’t ever do after that one time in college. I was expecting him to be gone by morning but he wasn’t, he was making breakfast,he was asking about my life, my family,” my nostrils flare, “He was there day in and day out, ingraining himself in my heart only to find out he lied to me, let me think I was the other woman.”
