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“How long has it been going on?” I ask my father.
“I don’t know. I swear I didn’t know anything untoward was happening.”
“Cut the crap! I don’t know what’s going to happen now, but Kally will never return to your house, and you won’t touch her parents. I’ll wire 4.5 million to your business account tomorrow. Kally will get a divorce from Colton, and that will be the end of it all.”
“You don’t get to tell me what to do, Clark. This debt isn’t yours.”
“Isn’t a dead child enough? Can’t you see this arrangement is killing Kally?”
“Not my problem.” He sits back in his seat and folds his arms over his chest.
“When did you become such a cold, heartless bastard?”
“I’d like to know the answer to that too.” My mother stands and lifts her purse from the table. “You leave Kally alone, or you’ll find divorce papers in your hands as well.”
I shake my head. “You either leave Kally alone, or I’ll tell every single one of your clients, friends, and socialites what you and Colton get up to.”
My mother storms out of the room alone, and I watch the open door close slowly. Then there’s two of us. I look down at my father, who looks shocked at what has just unfolded. I don’t think I’ve ever heard my mother stand up to him before. I’m just pissed it has taken three years of heartache for Kally. This could have all been prevented years ago.
I turn to walk back to Kally’s room. “He’ll never let her go. You do know that, don’t you?”
I know my father is right. Colton has this weird power trip going on. He doesn’t like to lose. He thinks he’s untouchable and he knows this is ripping at my heart. He’s jealous of what I had with Kally. Even when we were kids, I saw that green-eyed monster when Kally was staying over. I just never expected him to stoop so low.
I wish I could go back in time and figure out when things turned so bad between me and Colton. He was okay one day, and the next, he was this asshole.
“He’ll have a hard time doing anything from behind bars, and unless you want to join him, I’d leave Kally and her family alone.”
I pull the door open harshly and walk out of the room before something is done or said that can’t be undone. I stand and take in a few deep breaths. I try to compose myself before I walk back to the woman I love. She doesn’t need to see or hear me losing my shit.
I did it. I sigh with relief.
I got Kally away from my family. It may be a little too late, but I won’t stop until I find a way to repair all the damage my family has caused. And that’s the hard part because I have no idea what she’s endured over the last thirty-six months. All I do know is that I’ll protect her from this day forward.
Chapter 8
Kally
I open my eyes slowly to the subtle beeping sound. It’s only when I see the white walls that I remember what happened. My baby girl is gone. My life is over. The last three years have all been for nothing. All the pain and misery. It all boils down to this moment.
My heart rate picks up, and the machine starts to beep faster. My heart is always racing lately. I’m always on edge. Nothing ever calms me… apart from when Clark is around.
“Kal.”
I look over to my right at the sound of a croaky voice.
I see Clark sitting in the hard-plastic chair. He straightens up and walks towards me, perching on the side of my bed. His five o’clock shadow is still as cute as ever, but he looks beyond exhausted.
“You stayed?” I mumble.
“Of course I stayed. I told you, I’m never leaving you again.”
“What happened?” I try to pull the oxygen mask off, but Clark stops me and holds my hands.
“It’s all over. Your parents are safe. Colton was arrested two nights ago.”
“Two nights. How long was I asleep?”
I notice he’s no longer in a shirt and tie covered in my blood.
