GABRIEL

I couldn’t believe it. After months of fighting, the court had finally granted me full custody of Maddie. I should be elated, ecstatic even, but I couldn’t shake this feeling of unease. Winning custody meant that Maddie would live with me full time, and that was all I ever wanted. But at what cost?

Kira, the woman I loved, had been devastated since the ruling. I had never seen her so defeated before. And it was all because of me. I knew I fought hard for Maddie, but I couldn’t help feeling guilty. Kira was Maddie’s mother, and she deserved to be in her daughter’s life. But she made...