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“I don’t want a wife who’s a kingpin. Maybe you think you can be a mother and a ruthless crime lord, but no, you can’t. That’s not what I want in a partner. I told you I’m going to leave the game once I settle down, but you’re too ambitious for that. It’s not going to work.”
“I’m willing to make sacrifices for this relationship, but it’s just too soon to?—”
“I’d rather not waste my time.”
“Waste your time?” I asked coldly. “I don’t believe you.”
He looked away.
“You’re lying. This isn’t the man I know.”
He kept his gaze averted.
“Come on, Axel. I fucking know you, and this isn’t you.” I shoved him in the chest.
He backed up but still wouldn’t look at me.
“Tell me the truth.” I tried to get in his face, to force him to look at me, but he sidestepped me and walked away. “I know what we have is real, so there’s something you aren’t telling me.”
His back was to me, and he looked out the window.
“You would never hurt me like this.”
A heavy breath escaped his lungs before he turned around to face me. “Scarlett?—”
“Did my father say something to you?” I moved closer. “That’s it, isn’t it? He told you to end things with me?—”
“He has nothing to do with this, Scarlett.” He spoke in a defeated voice, but his eyes looked strong. “I’ve been married before. I’ve been down that road. Things are getting serious between us, and it made me realize I’m not ready for that.”
“That’s the lamest excuse I’ve ever heard, Axel.”
“But it’s the truth.”
“You know I’m nothing like that bitch ex of yours. You know I would never hurt you?—”
“Scarlett.” He raised his voice. “You have no idea how much it hurts me to hurt you. But nevertheless, this relationship is over. We can argue about it all night if you want, but my decision will not change. Instead of whining and pleading, have some pride and hold your head high…”
An unstoppable chuckle came from my lips. “I know this isn’t you. Someone else is talking right now.”
He moved around me toward the door.
“Axel.”
He ignored me and kept going.
“Please…”
Instead of walking out the door, he stilled, his back to me.
“If it’s not my father, then what is it? Because being too scared for a serious relationship is a bunch of bullshit.”
He remained on the threshold. “I’m sorry, Scarlett.”
“I don’t believe you.”
He stepped out of my apartment and closed the door behind him without turning back to face me. Then his heavy footsteps sounded in the hallway as he walked away.
I listened to him go, tears pooling in my eyes, my chest convulsing with the sobs that were about to break through my ribs. I refused to believe it, that the best man I’d ever known could drop me like a stone, end things without explanation, dump me like I was some meaningless lay.
