A Divorce He Regrets (Alissa Nexus) novel Chapter 172

A soft, ragged sigh was the only response I got at first. "Honestly? No. It all feels very. muddled up. And I am constantly expecting to turn a corner and find Nathan waiting there, just out of view, watching me."

My fingers closed tightly around the phone. "He won't touch you," I promised her. "I'll personally make sure of it."

She didn't say anything for a moment, and I could feel the almost imperceptible hitch in her breathing. She was frightened, and I hated how I couldn't do anything else to alleviate her fear.

"Anyway," I said, trying to move the conversation to something lighter, "Nathan isn't the only problem. Eliza's being completely crazy, as per usual."

Raina snorted softly, a sound that brought a small smile to my face. "When isn't Eliza crazy? That's her default setting."

I smiled. "You're right."

"What's Dom doing?" she asked her voice turning sharp.

I paused. "The footage from the bar is erased—wiped clean. Dominic doesn't know yet, but he's trying to put things together."

Before Raina could respond, there was a knock on my door. Faith peeked in, her eyes red and puffy.

“Faith!” I annouced.

"I'll let you two talk," Raina said softly. "I'll call in the morning.".

I wanted to say something more but the line became dead before I could.

Faith entered the room hesitantly, her eyes red-rimmed and swollen. She hopped on the armrest of the couch with her hands scratching at the hem of her shirt. "When you said that Eliza also did the same thing to you," she whispered almost inaudibly, "was that just some kind of way of trying to help me feel a little better?

I sighed, sitting back and running a hand through my hair. "No, Faith. I wasn't just trying to make you feel better-it's the truth."

She blinked at me, trying to process what I was saying. "When did it happen?”

It was after Raina left," I said, keeping my voice steady, though the memory stirred a storm of emotions I'd rather leave buried. "Eliza tried to. worm her way in. I was too busy taking care of Liam to even entertain the thought. But she assumed faking a pregnancy would force my hand. She thought I'd marry her and take care of her along with Liam.”

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