Gideon sat frozen in his seat, eyes hollow. Landon's words shook him, tearing through his belief.
'Summer only loved me. She had never been in love with another man.'
The thought kept circling, stabbing, unraveling everything he had held onto for years. Gideon felt his chest tighten painfully as he started to think he had mistakenly accused Summer of cheating on him.
Summer had tried to explain. She had pleaded with him to believe her, but he turned his back on her. He had refused to listen. He had trusted the cruel evidence instead of the woman he claimed to love.
Gideon's heart thudded restlessly. The surroundings seemed lively, but he felt everything around him muted, blurred.
What if the evidence was fake? What if she had never betrayed him?
Shame burned hot under his skin. How was he going to face her? How would he gain her forgiveness?
