Chapter thirteen

I'd expertly avoiding anything having to do with David, staying out until he was gone for work. Not leaving my apartment while he was home and dodging his calls at every turn. I didn't need another excuse or some bullshit lie from a man trying to placate me. I could deal with the hurt and the betrayal, what I couldn't deal with was the fact that I let myself fall in love with another man who absolutely shattered my heart. I needed to start looking out for me and with that meant a new start.

Alex and I communicated through lawyers, and finally settled our divorce. Leaving the marriage with everything I came in with, I wanted absolutely nothing that he had or anything that he offered to me.

Starting over somewhere new with entirely no family was the hardest thing I've ever done. The last full day in Jacksonville was spent packing up my apartment and completely hiding from David. I hired a moving team and paid extra for faster progress, moving everything while h