Chapter 122

Isabel “You’re nothing more than an afterthought to him,” I continued. “Just a convenience. Something to fill in the gap. You've spent years waiting, pining after him, and it only took me a few weeks to swoop in and have the things you've been dreaming of. You'll never know what it's like to have him sleep next to you, enveloping you in his warmth. What it's like to have him kiss you, touch you, fuck you-” The slap cracked across my face before I could finish, snapping my head to the side. Pain flared across my cheek, but I barely registered it. My pulse thundered in my ears, drowning everything else out.