By the time Jordan Smith finished talking, there was no hiding the emotion in his voice.
If he and Camila had never been married, he might have told himself their love was never real. He could have convinced himself there was still a chance to win her back, to make her fall for him again. But if Camila actually married Dennis Williams, he couldn’t pretend anymore. That would be it. No more chances. She’d be out of his life, forever.
Jordan had never felt this panicked before. He didn’t care that Camila and Dennis had made their feelings clear. He stepped right in front of them, blocking their way without even thinking.
“Camila, I messed up. Please, come back with me,” he said, his voice almost shaking. “We can try again… get remarried, give Lillian a real family. I’ll be better this time. A good husband, a good dad. You’ll be the most important thing in my life, I swear. Dennis only got close because we were having problems. That’s the only reason you started to drift. Marriage is a huge decision, Camila. Please don’t rush into it.”
He couldn’t just stand by and watch them get married.
Dennis Williams had already lost his patience. The second Jordan reached for Camila, Dennis pulled her close, wrapping his arm around her. Jordan’s hand just hung there, empty. He looked at Camila, desperate. “Camila…”
He never got to finish. Camila’s face twisted with pure disgust.
“Can you not call me that?” she said, her tone cold.
Jordan froze, thrown off by the look she gave him.

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