The Club

As he spoke those words, they lingered in her mind. Their entire relationship had been built on distrust, distrust for each other. He initiated it by leaving her hotel room that morning without informing her. He also didn’t trust her when she showed up at his workplace. She solidified that foundation when she kept the secret from him and made plans to run away with Levi. So, hearing those words meant a lot to her.

“I was scared,” she admitted, “Scared that you would take Levi away from me.”

He took a moment to ponder it. He had always wanted to know her reasons, but he couldn’t understand them. When he first saw her at Grayson, he thought it was all part of a ploy to get to him. However, she refused his kind gestures and made no demands of her own. He tried to think of a reason why she would keep the knowledge of his son away from him when it was a perfect opportunity to be opportunistic. He had never thought that it would be out of fear, fear that he was just another powerful man wh