A Sea of Love, A Shore of Hate novel

---- down my throat-there was so much that I could never be a mother now. "You also had me abducted and violated for Yana's sake. You turned me into nothing more than a breeding machine for her. Did it ever cross your mind that this day would come? "I don't get it. After everything you've done to me, how can you even look me in the eye and say you love me?" Maverick buried his face in his hands, overcome with anguish as he wept. "Sweetheart , I'm sorry... I'm so, so sorry.

I've already killed Yana. I tied her up in the basement and let three times the number of men do to her what she did to you. "T forced her to swallow every last birth control pill before I ended her. I've avenged you. Please... don't leave me." I coldly stared at him. Mistaking my silence for hesitation , he reached for my hand. However, it was only to be met with a sharp slap that left him stunned. I looked at him, my face twisted in disgust. "You make me sick.

Yana was vicious , yes-but at the end of the day, she was just an accomplice. "The real executioner was you. Every bruise , every scar, and every ounce of pain -I owe all of it to you. ---- "Let me make this clear one last time-we're done, we're divorced. Or better yet, pretend I'm already dead. In this life, and the next, I never want to see you again. If you feel even a shred of guilt, stay away from me!" With that, I turned and walked away without another glance.

Thad no idea when Maverick left. It wasn't until a month later that I heard he'd been stabbed eight times in a shootout with Silas at the harbor. His men had risked their lives to carry him to safety, but he'd refused, staring blankly into the distance and murmuring in delirium, "My wife will come for me... She'll save me..." Not long after, news broke that Tazharan's two biggest mafia syndicates had been taken down ina massive Interpol raid.

Maverick had been blown to pieces , while Silas and his men were thrown behind bars and were awaiting trial under international law. Apparently, Maverick had also left all his assets to me through his lawyer, but I donated every last cent. He may have died trying to atone, but I could never forgive him. The sunrise bloomed on the horizon, and the sunlight ---- shone through the air. From this day forward, I would live only for myself - radiant and unshaken.