Chapter 183

Ciara's POV “No, Wade. You say you’ll do anything, but you wouldn’t even listen when I begged you not to go see your little ‘friend’,” I said, my voice steady despite the hurt swirling inside me. “I’m not trying to hurt you, but I need time to think. Please, just give me that.” I stood in the living room, unable to bring myself to step any closer to him. I wanted to, more than anything, I wanted to fall into his arms and hear him promise that everything would be alright. But the pain was too fresh. I had been distracted with everything at Blackwood, but now that it was over, the ache was all I could feel. “Baby,” Wade breathed out, like he’d been holding it in for hours. “Please, just let me in. I’m sorry about everything. It was my fault. If you need to yell, scream, do whatever you need, just talk to me. I love you. You’re the only one I want.” I couldn’t bring myself to look at his face. I needed space. I wasn’t going to tell him about the baby, not yet. I didn’t want him to stay ou