HECTOR
It’s maddening how we always seem to hurt the ones we claim to love the most.
Watching Rubi fall apart shattered something inside me. Her tears didn’t just stain her cheeks, they carved straight through my conscience. I don’t deserve her forgiveness.
Hell, I’m not sure I deserve her at all. But I also know one truth, as sure as the air I breathe. I can’t live without her. Not just because she’s the mother of my son, not just because we’ve built something together, but because she is my life. My heart. My everything.
Without Rubi, I’m just a ghost with a pulse.
I stared at the amber liquid in my glass, cursing under my breath. It was too early to drink. But heartbreak doesn’t follow the rules. It roars through your chest like wildfire, ignoring the clock. I loosened my tie, til
