"I was naive," I said, my voice steady. "I thought it was love. It turned out I was just a cheap substitute for another woman in Jasper's heart."
Lewis frowned. "And the child? Your daughter?"
"Rosalind stays with them," I said. The words tasted like ash, but I forced them out. "I won't fight for custody right now."
Lewis looked surprised. "Why?"
"Because she has been thoroughly brainwashed by Jasper and Sienna," I explained, my tone turning cold and rational. "She hates me. She sees me as the enemy. And right now, I don't have the power or the money to fight the Everett legal team."
I set the coffee cup down. "I can't save someone who doesn't want to be saved, not even my own daughter. Not yet. When I have enough power to truly 'fix' her, I will take her back. But right now, I choose
