Page 177 of Broken Destiny

The thought stabbed straight through my chest.

I cringed; pain feathering through my jaw.

She was probably going to end up with him. And after everything I had done to her, why wouldn’t she?

While I… I would end up with Tatiana.

Living a life built on lies.

Regretting my actions every damn day.

My emotions collided inside me, each one clawing for control. Pressure built in my chest until it felt like my ribs might crack under the weight of it. Heat flooded my body, spreading through my veins like fire. Pain shot through my palms as my fingernails dug deep into my skin, leaving sharp crescents behind.

Every instinct inside me screamed to hit something… to break something… to destroy something… to release the storm raging inside me.

But I forced myself to stay still.

Because this wasn’t over.

Not yet.

I needed to confirm everything I had just seen.

Every piece.

Every lie.

Every truth.

I needed to know the whole story.

Before I walked down that aisle toward a woman I didn’t love.

And before I faced the reality that the person responsible for destroying my life…

Was my own mother.

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CALEB

Iunlocked my bedroom door and marched down the stairs to the dining room, laptop and folder clutched tightly in my hands.

The vein in my neck throbbed, twitching with every step as sweat dripped down the side of my face and soaked into the collar of my shirt.

The wedding no longer mattered.

The guests arriving in a few hours no longer mattered.

Only the truth mattered now.

I reached the dining room and stopped abruptly.

My siblings sat around the table with their spouses while my father occupied his usual chair at the head. My mother sat beside him with a cup of coffee in her hands, speaking quietly to Catherine.

I dropped the folder onto the table with enough force to make everyone jump.

My mother’s eyes widened, the colour draining from her face.