Chapter 140

140 Some Effort

Lucian

“It’s not going to be easy convincing her,” I told Darian, watching him try to piece together a plan in his head. “You really hurt that girl.”

He didn’t argue. He couldn’t.

“She went through this alone, Darian. Three months under her father’s roof, six months under ours-and during that time, you barely acknowledged her. Refused to stay in the same room. Ignored her like she was some burden to endure.”

I shook my head, frustrated.

“Mara’s barely a few weeks into her pregnancy, and I’ll tell you right now-it’s not easy. It’s exhausting, emotional, messy. And Tiffany had none of the support Mara’s getting. You left her to figure it out alone.”