Ryan hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are you sure about this, Gabby? Have you really made up your mind?”

I nodded firmly, my voice unwavering.

“I can’t forgive Vincent. What he and Claire did—it makes me sick to my stomach.”

“Vincent doesn't deserve to be called a husband,” I added in a low voice, my fingers twisting into the bedsheet.

“When I needed him the most, he turned his back on me... to protect another woman. And now? He ...