LILA

Heartbroken?

That word doesn't even scratch the surface of how I feel. It's like a hammer has been slammed straight through my chest, again and again, with no mercy.

I gave Ava a handful of my salted tears, while she paced my room, swearing and cursing Rafael like her life depended on it.

She was supposed to be on her second date with Jared-the one she's been dreaming about all week. But she canceled it last minute. For me.

And as much as I hated being the reason, she insisted.

Today, I finalized the divorce papers. After hours of pacing and mental warfare, I sat down with a lawyer...