Chapter 7
That snapped me out of it!!
I turned and walked over to him, Nathan had been sitting in the comer all night, too quiet for a guy like him.
He stood as I approached &
My voice came out sharp. “You and Camilla that close now? What gives her the right to have you deliver anything to me?”
He didn’t flinch. Then he reached into his briefcase, pulled out a thick Kraft envelope, and tossed it straight at my chest. Brandon’s POVE
“See for yourself, Nathan said.
I didn’t wait and tore the envelope open, pulling out the first page.
‘Divorce papers?
I scoffed. “She wants a divorce? After everything I’ve done for her? I’ve paid for her life, covered her father’s hospital bills for years, and gave her a name that meant something. And now she thought she could just walk away? No warning. No conversation. Just this?”
If this marriage was ending, it was going to be on my terms. Not hers.
Nathan didn’t blink. “Check the other page.“}
I ripped it
out still pretending I didn’t care.
Medical report.
Her name was in bold letters across the top.
My eyes scanned the lines lazily at first. Then they landed on the word that stopped everything cold.8
[Pregnant. With twins.]
I stared at it. Then again.
No. That couldn’t be right. That was impossible.
She couldn’t be pregnant. Camilla didn’t even have a uterus anymore. I know this for certain because I signed off on the transplant and gave that organ to Sabrina.
“She can’t…” I murmured. “That’s not… she can’t be.T
Nathan’s voice was low. Brutal. “Congratulations, Brandon. You killed your own children.”
The air left my lungs.
The room emptied around me, people filtering out without a word, like they already knew.
I didn’t even notice.
I just stood there, staring at the report like it was in a foreign language. Like it belonged to someone else.
Then something inside me broke
1 grabbed my keys, bolted out the door, and hit the gas like I was outrunning hell itself. Not once did I slow down until I reached Camilla’s old apartment building, her parents‘ place, which was two hours outside the city.
I ran all six floors. Heart pounding. Knuckles white.
When the door opened, a family of three strangers gazed at me.
“Can we help you?” the man asked.
And just like that, I knew.t
She sold the place.
Quietly Cleanly. Without leaving a trace.
Camilla wasn’t just pulling away. She was disappearing–erasing herself from every place I’d think to look.
Back in the car, I slammed the steering wheel hard enough to make the horn sound.
My jaw clenched. My chest was tight.
I’d made one mistake. One temble, unforgivable mistake.
But I was the father, too. I had a right to know. A right to grieve.
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Why was she treating me like I was the villain in all of this?
She didn’t even give me a chance.
So I made calls. Cashed in favors. Dug deep. Nothing. Not a single leadi
Then, finally, something came.
An anonymous message, GPS coordinates. No name. No words.
Just a pin on a map.
It didn’t matter who sent it I didn’t ask questions and just booked a helicopter
ar within the hour
Right before takeoff, Sabrina showed up.
Eyes bloodshot. Mascara streaked. Volce cracking.li
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She grabbed my coat with shaking hands. If you leave now–if you go to her–ril end this pregnancy Right now I swear
She wasn’t bluffing But I didn’t flinch.
I looked her dead in the eyes. “If that’s what you want… I won’t stop you
Colder than I meant it. But I wasn’t about to take it back.
She recoiled like I’d slapped her. Then came the yelling. The tears.
“You bastard!” she cried, pounding on my chest. “I gave up everything for you. My family. My friends. I have no one left but you! And you’re still choosing her? Camilla?!
And then she said it. That Comilla was worthless.
And just like that, every ounce of pity I had for her vanished.
My voice dropped. Dead calm.
that again, I swear to God, I’ll bury you with every
“Say whatever you want to me. Scream. Hit me. I’ll take it. But if you say her name like the dirty secret you tried to leave behind overseas. Every lie. Every cover up. I will make sure this city knows who you really are.
She opened her mouth. No words came out.
Just disbelief.
“You’re really doing this.. she whispered. “You’re choosing her.”
She started laughing. Then crying.
Both at the same time.
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