Chapter 31

Rowan

I didn't expect the announcement to hit me this hard, but it did. My heart plunged into a turmoil as I imagined him kissing her, being with her all the time.

All the things that I couldn't do for her and with her.

I stretched my hand, cloaking the annoying twinge of disappointment with a smile. “Congratulations, son. She's good for you,” I said, catching a glimpse of her nervousness.

It was obvious that her decision to date him was so that she could forget about ...