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Chapter 37
Mercy
“ Devin” I cried out his name when I woke up, I remember him taking a bullet for me, everyone was in my ward except for him is he dead? I saw disappointment, hurt, and anger flash through Tom's eyes. “here” he stretched out his hand with a brown envelope I took it with shaking hands, he looked at me one last time before he vacated the room, everyone’s eyes were in me disapprovingly.
I opened the letter
/dear Mercy I’m sorry I hurt you, if I didn’t become part of your life you wouldn’t go through what you went through, I realized that I didn’t love you enough when your husband jumped in to take a bullet for you when he believed you when I didn’t, he loves you with every fiber of his bones, I am leaving for good this time hopefully I will find me another you.
Love Devin/
Tears streamed down my face, Tom might have lied to me but his lies were never meant to hurt me, I stifled a sob, “ how long are you going to punis
Miss leyThis is the last chapter, I know I have not been uploading every week as promised, and it has a lot of errors, I promise the second book will be edited and uploaded regularly till the end.
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