[This chapter is dedicated to Kourtney_Sspears! Thank you for your golden ticket]
His expression twisted into something cruel—something almost too calm.
"Let her?" he scoffed. "Heather, I never wanted to be with you. You knew I was in love with Lauren. Everyone knew. But you—" he broke off, then took another breath, like he needed the pause to justify what came next.
"You decided to come to me the night I was drunk and heartbroken because. You crawled into my bed when I wasn't thinking straight. You did that, not me. I would have never looked back… but then you got pregnant."
His words slapped her harder than any physical blow ever had.
She didn't respond. There was no quick comeback.
Back in high school, Heather had adored Caius from afar. He was kind, reserved and smart. The kind of boy who didn't chase attention—but got it anyway. And he only ever had eyes for Lauren.