Chapter 63
My phone ringswith an unknown number and I answer it on the first ring. I press it onto speaker and twist my finger at Nate to start tracking the call.
“Hello?”
The line is silent for a moment, and I hear a sniffle.
It”s her.
“Hello,” I hear the sharp intake of breath, the way it shudders on her inhale and my chest caves in.
“Oh baby,” relief swarms me in an instant and then I hear him in the background.
“Fucking spit it out.”
And my blood boils.
“Are you okay? Where are you? Has he hurt you?” Titus is on his feet, fire in his eyes waiting for Nate to pick something up. He tells me to keep the conversation going.
My heart is racing against my chest.
“I am divorcing you.” her tone is curt, but I can hear the sadness in her voice and then the speaker gets muffled. She”s crying.
“Ari…” I whisper, because I don”t believe her.
“I”m done. I can”t forgive you for betraying me,” she sniffles, and my heart is crushed.
“I didn”t mean it, I did it for you, for yours and your dad’s relationship.” It”s the truth, I wanted Titus to know and her too.
“I don”t care,”
You do care. I know you do.
“Blossom, please, I”ll do anything, what do you want?”
Thump. Thump. Thump.
“For you to leave me alone, the papers are signed. It”s over.”
“Ari…”
“It”s done,” Wolfe”s voice seeps down the phone and my blood runs cold and the phone goes dead.
I turn to face Nate, and he shakes his head from side to side.
“Fuck!” I throw my phone at the wall and watch as the screen flickers on the floor.
A beep fills the hostile room, and Titus”s eyes widen as he looks at his phone.
“What is it?” I rush over and I have never felt anger like this before, this is an anger that I have kept buried for as long as I can remember, but it”s finally erupted on seeing the image of Arizona on his phone. Gagged. On her knees. Bloodied and bruised and being forced to do something no one should have to witness.
“I”m going to fucking kill him,” Titus roars.
“You”ll have to beat us to it,” Xavier says with Killian, Nate and Kaleb standing behind him.