smiled before adding, “And because hating her would keep me in a relationship with her. I don’t want one.”
Neither Rachel nor Daniel belonged in the future I was making. I had no intention of taking either of them along.
Chapter 5: When He Finally Let Go
The divorce became final the following March: ten months after Daniel moved out, seven after the Hawthorne incident, and four after mediation. Nothing resembling a theatrical courtroom triumph occurred. We signed, a judge reviewed the paperwork, and we moved on. I kept the
