Chapter 9

I held the ring out in front of Harley and showed him the inscription on the inside band. The once-smooth inner circle had been engraved. There were now two neatly carved names on it: "Harley & Megan". It was just as I expected. I let out a quiet, bitter laugh. Harley opened his mouth to explain, but I cut him off. "Perhaps you never did anything unforgivable, but your heart already chose her. Her name is now woven into every moment of our lives. "Maybe it's you ordering her favorite food without thinking. Or maybe it's something you mutter in your sleep. "If I'm going to forgive you, it means I'll have to forgive every single image in my mind of you betraying me. I'll have to forgive the version of myself that once tore herself apart for the two of you. And you—you'll have to endure my doubts and my suspicions, again and again. "Be honest with yourself, Harley. Can you really live with that?" Harley said nothing. He stood there, frozen, and his eyes turned red. Even so, I knew