After James discovered Amelia's betrayal, the truth of her infidelity, he found himself drowning in regret. It loomed over him like a heavy brick, stifling his ability to breathe.
He couldn't believe he had fallen for Amelia's games again. She was a snake, and she had only grown more dangerous with time.
The very reason they weren't together in the first place was her unwillingness to embrace motherhood, a choice that had been apparent the moment she walked away from him and baby Carl after she gave birth to their son.
And once she stepped out, she already had another man lined up.
Yet now, the history was repeating itself, and it stung for James to fall for her twice.
As childhood sweethearts, James had once convinced himself that Amelia was the love of his life. The one that got away.
How wrong he was, and now, he had to live with the consequences, and in a moment of desperation, he sent text after text to Laurel.
