The Secret That Changes Everything

That night, she confronted him.

"Why did she leave?"

His jaw tightened."Does it matter?"

"Yes!" she snapped. "If I'm going to raise a child with you, I need the truth."

Silence.

Then he exhaled.

"She didn't leave me." His voice was raw. "I left her."

Her breath hitched. "What?"

"She tried to control me. Manipulate me. And when I found out she was pregnant, she used it to trap me. So I walked away."

Her world spun.

If he could walk away from one child… could he do it again?