Just One Chapter

"And that's your arrogance talking," I shot back.

"Arrogance you enabled," he fired back, his gaze darkening. "You loved me without restraint. That's what made me so sure of myself. And now you're walking away without looking back. If anyone's cruel here, it's you."

I refused to take the blame. "Mr. Ashford, life moves forward. Don't cling to the past. Loving you was just one chapter, not the whol