He let out a soft, bitter scoff. "I didn't know your husband was such a beast. And you still want to win him back? You really want that man to touch you again....to have sex with you? Seriously, Gabe?" He shook his head in disbelief. "He treats you like this, and you still… love him?"
Gabe's shoulders stiffened instantly, his entire body trembling as though struggling to contain something far larger than himself. For a long moment, he said nothing. Then, when he finally spoke, his voice came out in a broken whisper....ragged, raw, trembling with anger and grief.
"Even if something was going on between you and I…" His voice cracked mid-sentence, his breathing unsteady. "It's his fault not mine."
