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118 I'll Never Love You

(Winona)

The next day, I sat in a small, dimly lit room at the police station, my nerves on edge. The walls feel like they're closing in.

I'm here to face my father, Steve Halley, the man who wrecked my childhood and now holds the key to

my future.

My hands tremble as I try to steady my breathing, determined to see this through.

This is my chance to clear my name and get Ashlyn put away for a very long time. To get some sort of normalcy back again for us. Ashlyn is getting picked up and detained for questioning now so I need to get this done.

The door creaks open, and my heart skips a beat. I'm not even wearing the wire yet, maybe it's Gordon. But it's not Gordon or my father who walks in.

It's Jayden.

I stand

up but stay behind the table. The sight of him stirs a whirlwind of emotions. Anger, hurt, love-they all mix together, making it hard to breathe.

"Why are you here? To break my heart all over again?"

He closes the door behind him, his expression serious. "Winona, I need to talk to you."

I cross my arms, trying to put up a barrier between us. "I'm not in the mood for more of your games and bullshit, Jayden."

He takes a step closer, his eyes pleading. "It wasn't a game, Winona. I did what I had to do to get Ashlyn to trust me, to try and make her confess."

"Really? How'd that work for you? You couldn't trust me with that information. So much for our future." I snap, the anger bubbling to the surface. "You broke my heart, Jayden. Again. How could you do that?"

He runs a hand through his hair, frustration evident on his face. "I thought it was the only way. If she suspected anything, she would've shut down, and we'd never get the truth out of her."

"You still should've told me," I say, my voice cracking. "Without trust, we have nothing. We can never have anything."

Jayden's face softens, and he steps even closer, his hand reaching out but stopping just short of touching me. "You're right. I should've trusted you. I failed you again."

I shake my head, tears welling up in my eyes. "You didn't fail me, Jayden. You hurt me. You made me feel like I was nothing. I'm not nothing. No one will ever make me feel that way again."

He swallows hard, pain flashing in his eyes. "I know. And I'm so sorry, Winona. I know words aren't enough, but I'm going to prove to you that I love you. That we can be together, no matter what." 1 scoff at him through my tears. "I'll never believe that

"I'll do whatever it takes," he vows, his voice steady. "I show you every day that you're my world, that

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Abby is our world. I'll never hide anything from you again."

I take a deep breath, trying to steady my racing heart. This isn't just about us, Jayden. It's about Abby. It's about making sure she's safe, that she grows up in a stable, loving home. I can never have that with your mother." "You can. I will absolutely leave here if Mother shows one sign of anything against you. She knows that," he says, determination in his eyes. "I promise you, Winona. We'll make this right. Together."

"I can't love you again, Jayden. I can't. I won't." I lied.

He tries to take me in his arms, but I push him away. "No. You don't get to just walk back in like nothing. has happened. You treated me badly and I'm not taking that from anyone anymore." "I did. I know I did. But Winona, try and understand why."

"I don't understand a damn thing about you. If you really loved me you would have known to trust me and tell me what was really going on. But you just kept on shattering me with your words." "Because I had to. It was our best chance."

"It was the end of any chance we may have had."

"No. I won't give up on us. I won't. You'll see. I'll prove that I love you, that I've always loved you. There's no one else for me."

I don't need this right now. "Just go and leave me alone, Jayden. Let me live my life. I need to focus on what I have to do now so I can have a life."

"I'm going but I'll be here. I'll be in with Gordon and Daniel and the police. Don't forget Steve Halley can't get near you or touch you."

Before I can respond, the door opens again, and a guard steps in. "Ms. Nolan, it's time. Can you come with me please?"

I nod, my resolve hardening. "I'll never believe you love me again." I say to Jayden. "You've ruined everything. My life has been nothing but turmoil because of you. I'm done with all that now." "Winona...-"

"I have to go and get this over with." I stride past him and out the door following the officer.

"I'll be here, waiting for you. No matter what happens, I'm with you."

I can hear Jayden's voice and all I want to do is run back and feel safe in his arms. But that is a dream. A dream world I can never have because in essence, it doesn't exist.

"Where are we going?" I asked the officer.

"Gordon Brown is waiting for you in the other interview room."

"I see." I take a deep breath in. "Okay. Let's get this done."