ZACH’S POV

“And what about Joan?” I asked sharply. “What does she lose every time you leave? Do you even think about that?”

“I do think about it!” Selena snapped, her voice rising. “You think this is easy for me? You think I don’t feel guilty every time I have to leave her? But I’m doing this for her, Zach. I’m trying to build something for her future.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “Her future?” I repeated incredulously. “What good is a future without her mother in it? What good is all the money and fame if she grows up thinking she’s not important to you?”

Selena didn’t...