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If the bed weren’t behind me, holding me up, I would’ve fallen. What was he saying? I wasn’t good enough, wasn’t worth fighting for?
“How’s Miss Cunningham doing?”
I jumped at the sound of Dr. Ellis’s voice.
“How does it look?” Kane asked venomously.
“I’m here to check.” The doctor seemed unflappable.
I was reeling. What had Kane meant? Was he going to give up on us? Because of Alma?
He slid around me, carefully observing the doctor.
I’d seen a lot of versions of Kane Zegas. Charming, jerk, irritated . . . but this man? I didn’t know him.
He was closed off and cold.
He’d told me to choose between him and my sister.
I’d chosen him.
But it never occurred to me to ask the same of him.
Because right now, he believed he was responsible for what Alma did.
Which meant, he might give me up so Alma didn’t come after me.
How could he not see that would be letting Alma win?
CHAPTERTHIRTEEN
KANE
It’s done.
The text glaredup at me, mocking.
None of this was over. And it had taken signing those divorce papers to realize that.
I felt no relief that Whitley and Elliott had managed to get her to sign in little more than an hour after I had.
I should tell Elliott to release her.
But I was afraid.
Afraid of what more she would do to Penelope.
Afraid of what she’d do to JoJo.
She needed supervision. Elliott was already setting up a team to make sure someone had eyes on her at all times when she was back out in the world.
Once she transfers the assets she owes, I’ll have them let her go.
It was a hollow promise. One I wasn’t sure I’d keep. One I absolutely didn’t want to.
JoJo was right. This moment should’ve been a victory.
Instead, I felt defeated. Not only in this battle, but in the whole war.
