Chapter 20

• ."Alexis, wait!" he shouted, but his pleas were cut off as she walked out of him from the courtyard.
• Alone along the walkway, Alexis let out a choked sob. She braced herself against the wall, her legs threatening to give out beneath her. How could he do this to her? Countless sacrifices, and unwavering support, and Haven knows what’s at stake, about the whole arrangement, this was how he repaid her?
• Alexis got her head up, quickly cleaning the tears of her eyes. She just didn’t want him to see him fall apart like a pack of cards.