Giovanni
The floorboards creaked under my feet as I paced back and forth in my room, unable to shake the feeling of confusion and disbelief.
Ellie Blackwood had rejected me - at the hospital of all places, right after she gave birth to our child.
Okay...the baby wasn't actually mine, but so fucking what? My name was attached to her now, accidental or not. She was my daughter now. Because I already claimed her to be!
"Can you believe this?" I muttered to myself, throwing my hands up in the air. My heart raced with anger and frustration. And a bit sadness. "I offered to make her daughter legitimate. And she just...rejected me."
I couldn't comprehend it. The pieces weren't fitting together in my head. How could she turn down such a generous offer? It felt like a slap in the face.
I never wanted to get married and never cared to have children, but I threw myself out there. FOR HER!