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She won’t meet my gaze, which makes my chest tighten. She’s not crying and hasn’t spoken. Is she in shock?
I need to get her to the hospital.
“Come.” I reach for her, intent on carrying her out of here, when she comes in close, only to leap back almost instantly. Like touching me has burned her.
Shuffling backwards, Sophia’s small hands wrap around my gun, pointing it at my chest. Her eyes finally lift to mine. Hurt, uncertainty, and fear shine in her chocolate brown orbs.
What the fuck is going on? I’m missing something vital here.
“Tell me it’s all lies.” Her voice is raw, broken. “Tell me you didn’t push a pregnant woman down the stairs.”
I hold up my hands in surrender. “No, of course not.”
Fucking Kozlov. What did he tell her?
Of course he’d take the opportunity to turn her against me.
“I guarantee everything he told you is a lie.” I take one step closer to her, she steps back. “We need to get you to the hospital, then I’ll tell you everything. The truth. I promise.”
Her hands are surprisingly steady on my gun. “Then you’re not still married to Olivia?”
Guilt rattles me to the core. This is not the time or place for this conversation, but I can’t lie to her right now either.
“Legally, I am,” I confess. As soon as the words leave my lips, I realize they were a mistake.
Her features twist with heart wrenching agony. The pain of betrayal is clear in her voice. “She’s alive. You’re married.”
They are statements, not questions, but I answer anyway. It’s too late to backpedal now.
“Yes.”
And just like that her pain vanishes, replaced by soul-deep loathing, all aimed at me. Which is exactly what I deserve. I hate myself too. So much so, that I won’t ask for her forgiveness. I don’t deserve it. While I never meant to harm her, I completely betrayed her trust, lied as I stood at the altar with her before man and God.
“I’m such a fool,” she says in a hushed, devastated tone.
“I can explain, if you’ll give me the chance. I don’t expect you to forgive me but—”
“There is nobut, Roman. You’re a liar. An adulterer. Everything we have is fake.” She slips her wedding and engagement rings from her finger and hurls them at me. They hit my chest and drop to the floor. “We’re not even married! None of this is real. How could you do this to me?”
“I didn’t mean to hurt you.” I step forward.
“Stop. Don’t come any closer.” Her tone is hollow and cold enough to give me pause. “We’re done, Roman. This sick game we’ve been playing is over.”
No. Selfishly, I can’t stand the thought of losing her. But I know it’s too late and I have to let her go.
One part of me wants to drop to my knees and beg for her forgiveness. She’s captured my heart and soul, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I can’t live without her.
While another part of me knows that this is how we end. My lies and secrets destroy us. I deserve to be alone forever. I’ve hurt the one person I care about in this world, and she deserves better. Better than me. She deserves a man who’s not fucked up.
The second voice in my head is the one that wins. Which is why I stand frozen in place and watch Sophia leave.
Taking everything good in my world with her as she goes.
Belatedly, I realize I never even told her I love her. Now it’s too late.
CHAPTER29
Sophia
