Sebastian wasn't ready to let go.
Elaria, bruised and battered, looked at him coldly and threw those sharp questions at his face-
"A slap, my grandma's life on the line, Liam losing half his hearing."
"Sebastian, you really think I'd go back to you after all that? You're always there for someone else when I need you most. Whenever I needed you, you disappeared. Your so-called love? It's just calculated charity."
"Tell me, Sebastian, why should I want you back?"
Sebastian had no way to argue back-because everything Elaria said was true. He had let her down again and again, ended up hurting her more than anyone else ever could. But now... now he was desperate to make it right.
Usually proud and untouchable, his voice was suddenly soft, almost pleading. "If I get Liam's he
