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“And no intention of ever giving me the love I crave?” I confirm.
“I don’t have it in me to give you that.” He shakes his head. “I don’t even fucking believe in love.”
I hug my arms around myself, feeling wounded by his statement. “And what about my future? I want to get married.”
He shrugs. “If that’s what you want, we’ll get married.”
My heart skips as I can’t understand why he’d marry me if he doesn’t love me. “You want to marry me?”
He shrugs. “It doesn’t bother me either way. We can be married, or we can be together. Whatever you want.”
I hate that he doesn’t want to marry me. It hurts.
“I want kids,” I say.
His expression darkens, and he shakes his head. “I can’t give you that.”
I feared this would be an issue. He’s fifty and has five children already.
“I can’t give up my dream of being a Mom.”
His eyes narrow. “Perhaps you should have brought this up before we crossed the line.” His voice is cold and detached. “You’re mine. It’s that simple. So you’ll have to get used to our life together.”
I shake my head and move away from him. “I don’t want to get used to it. I want you, but not if I must sacrifice everything I wanted from life.” I move around him quickly, and he doesn’t stop me this time as I march for the door.
“Where are you going?” he asks.
I don’t look back at him. “I need some time alone. I’ll sleep in my room tonight.”
He doesn’t argue. Instead, he lets me go. Tears fall the moment the door is shut, and I realize how much of an idiot I’ve been. Of course, Remy doesn’t want kids. Deep down, I knew that would be his answer, but I’d held onto this hope that maybe I’d be the one to change his mind about love.
Pathetic.
I rush into my bedroom and shut the door behind me, breathing deeply. If I’m going to have the life I want, then it won’t be here with Remy.
The problem is he made it clear he has no intention of letting me go, which means I need an escape plan. There’s only one person in Chicago I trust. And she’s the daughter of the man I’m trying to get away from.
34
ELLA
It’s four o’clock in the morning, and I’ve packed all my belongings into a heavy suitcase. I don’t know how I feel, other than numb.
The happiness of being with Remy doesn’t overcome the obstacles in our way. A deep sadness sinks into my bones and makes me feel heavy. I thought he was the one. So convinced that he would change his mind about love and fall for me.
Remy is never going to love me. He won’t let me go, either.
It means I’ve got one choice.
Run.
I’m going to Texas, and I hope he never finds me. As I’ve lost who I am here. I’ve got a few friends who moved to Texas, and I can try to get a part-time job at the pizza chain where I used to pick up shifts in Washington.
Mia booked me a ticket on a flight leaving at eight this morning, and she’s picking me up to take me to the airport at any moment.
She was sad when I told her I had to leave as we’ve grown close since I arrived. However, she understood completely. Her dad won’t let me go willingly but won’t give me the life I want.
It hurts like hell.
