ALEXANDER

She hurt my ego.

The number of times her words replayed in my mind was unhealthy. "There are millions of men out there ready to fund my lifestyle."

I should have been angry, but instead, I felt calm and hollow. She had struck me where it hurt the most and no matter how much I forced myself to believe she was wrong, a part of me wondered if she was right.

She came back to the living room minutes later and made to walk past me, but I held her back.

For a second, I clenched ...