Chapter 144

To break her heart, I have to break mine into a million pieces first.

I admit this isn’t how I wanted things to unfold. There were cleaner ways. Quieter ones. Ways that didn’t involve watching her look at me like I’d already pulled the trigger.

But clean doesn’t keep her alive.

Love is a liability. That lesson was beaten into me long before I ever put a ring on her finger. And Sloane—sharp-tongued