CRYSTAL.
The look in his eyes when I mentioned his son… it felt like I’d just cracked open a secret he’d been waiting years to hear.
He froze for half a heartbeat, then his expression turned solid again. His brows pulled together. “I thought you said he wasn’t my son?”
I swallowed hard, feeling shame burn its way up my throat. “I’m sorry. I lied.” My palms trembled at my sides. “I didn’t have a choice, Jaden. I was scared, I...”
“Scared?” He sounded like he was mocking me. He took a slow step back, a humorless smirk twisting at his mouth. “You were scared, so you decided to lie about my child? You decided to erase me? You decided to raise my son and make me believe he never existed?”
“Please…” I whispered, taking a step toward him, my heart pounding so hard I could barely breathe. “He
