me if I stayed completely away from you until after the baby was born, he would finally sign control of the trust over to me.”
Silence.
“And you agreed.”
Caleb didn’t look away.
“Yes.”
My chest tightened.
“I told myself I was buying our freedom.”
He spoke faster now.
“I thought once the money was fully mine, he would never be able to control us again.”
“So you disappeared.”
“Yes.”
“And decided I would understand later.”
His face fell.
“I thought losing a few months with you was better than letting him control the rest of our lives.”
I stared at him.
“And where exactly was my choice in that?”
He went still.
“That was my pregnancy.”
I stepped closer.
“My baby.”
“My life.”
“You decided everything without me.”
Caleb said nothing.
That silence answered more than anything else could.
I looked at William.
Then at Caleb.
And suddenly I
