#Chapter 119: Is That Any Way To Treat Your Lover?

Cara’s POV For a moment, I stand there totally stunned and unsure what to do, how to continue, how to fully process what I’m seeing. Alaric doesn’t appear to be holding the woman in return, but I know that doesn’t mean anything. He’s not pulling away either. At least, not fast enough to signal his repulsion in what the woman is doing. I don’t care if he’s the instigator or just going along with it. We aren’t a couple. He’s free to do whatever he wants with himself and his personal time. Yet, this behavior, to me, shows that his desire to repair and rebuild things with me is just a ruse. Or maybe a passing fancy. If he has time to be fooling around with other women, then he isn’t as dedicated to me as I had once thought. I’m embarrassed to have ever considered that he might be genuine. I’m doubly embarrassed to have thought he might show protective instincts toward me or our children. How could I tell him about the kids now? How could I trust him to care? “This was a mistake,”