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He recoiled. “Maybe your therapist is wrong.”
The thought had occurred to me.
Would making the right choice hurt this much?
“I’m going back home, Zack. I need family. I need to be surrounded by love.”
“And my love isn’t good enough?” He cocked his chin slightly.
“We aren’t together. It’s not the same.”
He scratched the dark stubble on his chin and shook his head. “So, you were going to pack up and leave without me knowing?”
“That was the hope.” I attempted a feeble smile. “I knew this would hurt too much.”
“Then maybe it’s the wrong choice.” His eyes never wavered from mine.
“You were supposed to be in Alaska this week.”
His jaw clenched as he tapped the counter with his knuckle, never taking his gaze away from me.
“I had my brother fly up to finish the job.”
“Why?”
“Because I don’t want to lose you.”
Chapter Two
Zack
It was true. I didn’t want to lose her. And now, the thought of Sadie being across the country made me sick to my stomach. She’d been through so much and was the strongest woman I’d ever met.
I loved her more than I knew possible.
I wanted to make this work.
But the reason I came back wasn’t to beg her to get back with me. I didn’t do that. If what we shared wasn’t enough for her, I certainly wouldn’t beg for it. I fought for our love, but I’d be damned if I would beg for it.
I returned because I found out the woman who’d kidnapped Sadie was out of jail on a technicality.
“Zack, you know it’s over between us,” she said softly, her expression falling.
Her throat constricted while she pushed down a hard swallow, which told me she still cared, regardless of her actions.
She didn’t want this to be over, either.
But none of that counted.
All that mattered was that Sadie remained safe and unharmed.
Sadie walked over to a small table and sat in a chair, kicking one out in front of her as an invite.
Her striking green eyes took me in as I walked over to take a seat.
“Sadie, I’m going to say this one time.” I tilted my head slightly and looked at her. “Your therapist is full of shit, and I love you more than you could understand. Even though I'm afraid I have to disagree, I also respect your decision to end things with me.”
She nodded in silence, but I noticed a flicker of doubt in her eyes.
