Page 119 of Savage Promises
“Fuck no.”
“So why are we here?” Griffin waves his hands, hiseyes dark from being pulled away from his family late at night. “Why are you divorcing Lennox?”
“She okay’d Garrett’s plan. Shewantsthe divorce.” I slump deeper into the chair and hold my head, willing back tears.
Kai and Griffin exchange horrified glances at how I’ve fallen apart.
“I married Lennox instead of Neve because I wanted her. I stayed married even after the warehouse fire because I wanted her. I... I fucking love her.”
Not in the way I’ve loved anything else. Money, power, or control.
This is different. My wife is chaos and calm in the same breath. It’s her laugh and wit when she’s not trying to impress anyone. It’s the way she sneaks those looks at me when she doesn’t think I see.
I wanted to hate it.
I wanted to fight it.
And I would have burned down everything including my relationship with my brothers to keep her. I’m here challenging the head of the family, an act tantamount to treason with a death sentence.
That’s how I know what I feel is real.
That’s how I also know I’m too far gone and will get crushed.
“Nothing says love like a divorce,” Kai mutters into the silence of my madness.
“What did you say?” I bolt to my feet and with my gun in hand, I reach across the desk to pistol-whip the bastard.
Griffin pulls Kai out of the way. “Get a hold of yourself, Shane.”
I stagger back breathing heavily seeing how insane I must look in my brother’s eyes. “It’s fine. I’ll be...fine. Just give me those damn papers.”
“You really shouldn’t do this,” Griffin says, stopping Kai from handing them over.
“It’s my life,” I growl, yanking the papers from Kai’s hand. “I’ll do what I damn well please. I’m done. And I mean done for good. Do not expect me to marry someone else. I don’t care if my pure Irish blood burns and dies out. And Kai?” I shake the papers at him. “Anything fucked up in here I should know about?”
“No,” Kai grunts. “Standard no-fault divorce. And here’s your check for Lennox.” He hands me an envelope.
I look inside and cringe, seeing it made out for twenty million dollars. There’s no way Lennox will pass this up.
Griffin shakes his head. “You’re making a mistake, Shane.”
I ignore him and glare at Kai. “What about Neve getting into USC?”
Griffin and Kai exchange glances until my brother gives a soft nod.
“That will take a few days. But I know the right people. It’ll be taken care of,” Kai assures me.
I storm out of the office, my chest tight, my head spinning. I don’t even remember the drive home, and I was fucking behind the wheel.
The house is dark except for the faint glow from Lennox’s bedroom. Hawk’s little body is a silhouette in the window. As usual, he’s staring at his favorite tree.
My heart pounds as I climb the stairs to reach Lennox’s bedroom, bracing myself for the showdown that I know will destroy us both.
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
Lennox
The weight of Shane’s footsteps in the hall has me wishing I wasn’t home. The sharp whack on my door makes me jump, but he doesn’t wait for me to answer. He storms inside and the charged air around him sizzles.
