Chapter 9 Shameless Curtis

Chloe stared in disbelief as Curtis continued, "Also, you should clarify that Sonya's your friend too. Tell the press you were worried about her safety and asked me to protect her." For a moment, she almost thought she'd misheard him. "Have you no shame, Curtis? How could you even bring yourself to suggest that?" Did he have any idea how much it had hurt when, in the middle of gunfire, he'd pushed her aside, and she'd turned around to see him shielding Sonya? She'd believed that after three years of marriage, he would at least care for her even if he didn't love her. But in that moment, she'd realized that when danger struck, he would abandon her without hesitation. "Sonya worked hard to become a captain. Things like this will affect her reputation, and it'll cost her future promotions," Curtis argued. Chloe almost felt like applauding. He cared so much about Sonya's future, yet he seemed to have forgotten that it was Sonya who'd left him when he'd been at his lowest. Chloe was