The Divorce Ultimatum

She stumbled back, putting cold, deliberate distance between them, her eyes glacial.

"Gideon, whether it's a gift or a person, I only want what is exclusively mine. Untainted. One-of-a-kind."

Her voice didn't waver. "Anything that comes from you... I don't want it."

Gideon's hand, nestled in his pocket, grew rigid. He then slowly drew his hand out鈥攅mpty.

He just stood there, watching her, the sile