Love That Wasn't Meant to Last novel Chapter 18

"I'll give Selena back to you…" Hearing these words from Zion felt almost laughable.

"Zion, you must be joking," I said, barely able to hide my irritation. "You took Selena away from me. You wanted her—so take responsibility like a man."

I watched as he looked away, clearly wounded, but I felt no sympathy. "And let's be clear—Selena isn't some object you can 'give back' whenever you feel like it. She chose you—that was her decision. It has nothing to do with me."

"Can't you see?" Zion finally said, his voice strained. "Deep down, she still loves you."

Something in my words must've triggered him because suddenly, Zion sat down, overwhelmed, and began to tell me the full story.

He explained that after I had that last conversation with Selena, she went home in silence. He thought she was just upset over the divorce and that she would eventually get over it.

But in the days that followed, things started to spiral. Selena constantly compared him to me, always putting him down. He was frustrated but couldn't do anything except try to please her and hope she would move on.

About two weeks later, Selena made it clear to him—she loved him, yes, but she couldn't let go of me or the years we had shared as husband and wife. She wanted to fight for our marriage, thinking maybe after her infatuation with him faded, she would still choose me.

Zion felt desperate and helpless, so he took it upon himself to block any path of her back to me. He intercepted messages, provided the wrong contact information, and did everything he could to keep us out of touch.