Then she looked at Cole.
“Effective immediately, you are on unpaid suspension pending termination. Turn in your badge.”
A security guard stepped closer with a clipboard.
That ended the argument.
For a moment nobody moved. Alyssa’s face drained white. Cole looked like someone had yanked the floor out from under him.
I stepped closer to him.
“I’m going home,” I said quietly. “To our children.”
“We need to talk.”
“We will,” I replied. “Through lawyers. You made your choice, and I’m done cleaning up the damage. Don’t come back.”
He stood there speechless. Alyssa stared at him like she’d just realized she’d tied her future to a man who couldn’t keep his life together.
I turned and walked away.
Back at home, the kids were waiting for me.
I crouched down and hugged each one of them. Rose held on a little longer than the others.
“Is Daddy coming home?” she asked.
“No, baby,” I said gently. “Not today.”
She frowned. “Tomorrow?”
I took a slow breath.
“Maybe not for a while,” I said softly. “But I’m here. And I’m not going anywhere.”
For the first time, I was choosing myself—and my children.
He had made his decision.
And now, so had I.
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