"Once I've had my fill, I'll come back to you. Naturally."
"Use this time to learn how things work in high society. Stop embarrassing me."
Whether it was deliberate or simply instinct, Seth brushed right past what I'd said about the divorce.
He was so certain I couldn't leave him. So certain I loved him too much. He took everything I gave him as though it were owed, and he enjoyed it without a second thought.
So he ignored everything I felt.
It had always been like this. I loved him too much, and he'd turned my devotion into something he was entitled to.
But none of that mattered anymore.
Because I was about to leave him.
Zoe shot me a triumphant look, one eyebrow arched, and followed Seth into the bedroom. Within moments, muffled sounds drifted through the door, unmistakable and intimate.
Seth's voice came again, low and breathless, and my feet froze to the floor as if nailed there.
"Sandra, you should know what brand I like."
"Be a good girl and go buy them."
"Your grandfather's medical bills still need me to pay for them, remember?"
His threatening voice still rang in my ears. I could only limp my way to the convenience store and buy a box of condoms.