Chapter 82

RAINA

Leaving Alex and Dominic to sort it out themselves had been a big mistake. I knew that right then, as I sat back and did nothing.

Alex had told me just to stay with the kids—that he and Dominic would team up and fix this. I actually believed him then.

But now? It was worse than ever.

And Eliza was still out there—pardoned when she should have been rotting in a prison cell. If that wasn't enough, Faith wanted out of her marriage. Not because of anything between her and Dominic, but because my stupid brother had decided to think with his knees instead of his brain.

I looked at my children, my heart heavy. Ava was lying on the couch, watching cartoons, and Liam was putting up his toy blocks with the kind of focus only a toddler could have. They had no idea what was going on. 

How was I supposed to leave them?

How was I supposed to sit back and do nothing while my family fell apart?

Alex had promised me. He had looked me in the