Chapter 3

My ears were ringing, and I felt completely drained. Instinctively, I grabbed the photo frame from the table and hurled it at them.

Alex shielded Sophia behind him, his eyes bloodshot. "Emma, are you crazy?"

The man who once promised to be my whole world roughly shoved me to the floor.

Shards of glass dug into my palm. The photo inside was our very first picture together.

Back then, he held me close, grinning like a kid who'd hit the jackpot.

Now, with the frame shattered, his eyes were filled with nothing but contempt.

Before I could even process what…