Chapter 73

Maya

I turned my back, trying to hide all the emotions that were going through my face. I knew if I even looked him in the eye for a second, I’d burst into tears.

So was it all a lie? Was everything that happened a lie? Was it his fear? Was it his not trusting me?

"You only married me because you didn’t trust me," I said in a whisper, "Everything you said was bullshit? Wanting to not waste time, wanting to spend the rest of your life with me, wanting to build a family, that was all bullshit to tie me to you? For fear that Brad would come along and there was a chance that I would choose him over you? Do you really believe so little in my feelings for you?"

"No!" Nate immediately replied "Not so, I was afraid yes, but not that you could choose him, I was afraid that he could get in the middle of us!"

"Because you don’t trust me!" I turned and squeezed.

"I trust you! I don’t trust him!" Nate replied, holding Axel to himself.

I had a bitter laugh.

"Him? He has nothing to do with it! It’s