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"Sounds torturous." I wince.
"With the right woman, there’s a certain contentment, a peace of mind, a knowledge that she’s your better half, that she rounds out your edges, compliments your strengths. It’s the two of you against the world. A unit. And then you have kids, and everything changes again."
"Sleepless nights, and all the bullshit that comes with it." I roll my shoulders.
"You’re only looking at it from the outside—"
"It’s all I can do."
"You’re choosing to ignore the obvious upsides."
"There’s none— Oh, wait… In my case, I get to consolidate my role as the CEO of the Davenport group, so there’s that."
"Money was never your motivator." Sinclair frowns.
"It is now."
"You’re the last person to be power-hungry."
"People change."
"The Edward I knew was the most loyal, the most ethical of all the seven of us."
"And look where that got me."
"So, you got your heart broken. Shit happens. You deal with it and move on."
I squeeze my fingers at my sides. "You’re beginning to piss me off," I growl.
"Good. I’d rather youfeelthose emotions you’ve bottled up inside since the incident."
"I don’t want to talk about the incident."
"Or the fucking betrayal you feel you committed in leaving the church?"
"I had my reasons." I set my jaw.
"And have you shared them with anyone?"
I glance away.
"Thought not. It’s not healthy to go through life without sharing what happened with someone else."
"Baron knows what happened." I swallow. It’s difficult to talk about the man who was my best friend once without that familiar pit opening up in my belly. I thought I’d gotten over what happened, but the ghosts were merely lying in wait under the surface.
"Have you spoken to him or Ava since you returned to London?"
When I don’t reply, his forehead creases. "You have to meet them at some point."
"Not if I can help it."
"We move in the same circles. He’s one of the Seven; it’s unavoidable."
"I’ve managed to avoid them this far."
"You can’t do it forever," Sinclair points out.
"I don’t see why not."
