Chapter 42. The Twist

"WAS! She was my wife. Not anymore. That ended three years ago." Andy corrects her, wrapping his arm around my frozen self. 

She was? 

Was???!!! 

What fucking discrepancy does it make, huh? His words would have soothed me if it was someone else rather than the latter. This is Maria, for freaking sake, my very own cousin! What kind of a disastrous joke is this? "Wait, wait." I mumble, glancing at Andy, and he looks at me. "Babe, tell me it's not true. She... Maria... She can't be your wife." My heart is so heavy, and my legs are becoming too weak to support my body.

"Hun." He holds my shoulders in his hands, keeping his eyes on mine. "Love, listen. She, was, my wife. Past tense. That's it." He cups my face, wiping away the tears falling from my eyes. If only things were just that simple, Andy! Why is he even taking this so lightly, huh?

"Whether you like it or not, Adrian, you and I can never be over. We have a child together, and Angel binds us