Chapter 4Love Lost in the Maze, Never Returning

Serena looked at Adam, her eyes welling with tears.

“I just didn’t want you to sell your plasma to buy me a diamond ring. I didn’t want you working on a construction site to pay the rent. I didn’t want to see you haggling over pennies at the market.”

She choked back a sob. “Adam, whether you believe me or not, everything I did, I did it for you.”

A violent tremor ran through Adam. A flash of pain crossed his eyes before the mask of indifference slipped back into place.

“What’s the point of saying any of this now?”

Serena bit her lip, fat tears rolling down her cheeks.

Adam turned his cold gaze on me. “What happened between us back then was complicated. We don’t need you here stirring up trouble.”

The next thing I knew, he had dragged me to the bathroom and slammed my head into the sink, turning on the cold tap full blast.

My feet left the floor as I struggled wildly, splashing water everywhere. But Adam was relentless, holding me down with brutal force. Ice-cold water flooded my senses, my lungs screaming for air.

Just before I blacked out, he let go.

I collapsed to the floor like a rag doll, gasping for breath, the terror of near-drowning shaking my entire body.

He looked down at me, his voice flat and devoid of emotion. “For the sake of the child, I’ll let this go.”

“But there won’t be a next time,” he continued, his tone chilling. “If you harm her again, I’ll repay you tenfold.”

“Be the good Mrs. Croft. Don’t cross the line.”

I slowly pulled myself up, looking at the man I’d known since childhood, the man I’d loved for over a decade. And I smiled.

As I smiled, my eyes filled with tears again.

“I understand.”

Thank you, Adam Croft.

Thank you for helping me make up my mind.

He took off his jacket, draped it over his shoulders, and went to comfort Serena.

I stumbled out of the house and made a call.

“I need to schedule a D&C. As soon as possible.”