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It still hurts.

I love him. Of course it hurts.

Maybe I'll forgive him someday. Maybe I won't. Maybe what happened between us is over.

I can't answer any of that tonight.

But I can answer one question.

Who is Mitchell Knight?

I take a shower. I put on a pair of comfy shorts and t-shirt. And when I come out of my bedroom and see the mug of hot coffee and slice of toast the girls left for me, I smile.

Then I sit down and put my fingers on the keyboard.

And I finish the story.

Chapter 28

Mitchell

Two weeks after my life fell apart, I'm sitting in my office when my phone starts exploding.

Texts.

Emails.

Notifications.

My first thought is Sigma.

My second is Legal.

Then a text message from Dane appears.

Coach:

You seen this?

There's a link. And her name.

LAYLA HAWTHORNE

My heart stops. For one ridiculous second, I'm afraid to open it.

Then I do.

The headline is simple. Nothing sensational. Nothing designed to manufacture outrage.

THE MAN BEHIND THE ROVERS: WHY MITCHELL KNIGHT BET ON RUGBY

I stare at it. Then I start reading.

And Layla fucking destroys me.

Not maliciously. That would've been easier.

She does it by telling the truth. She starts with the allegations about Granddad.