I swallowed, uncomfortable about discussing this with a man who loved me and wanted me. "Removing the bond will stop the pain. I can deal with the rest, but feeling a physical withdrawal because he's not with me is fucking disgusting when I'm so pissed at him, when I want to hate him, when I never want to see him again!"

"I am happy that you have never said those words about me."

I laughed a little. "You never threatened to take my baby from me."

His eyes ...