Josh was a wreck, and their father and brothers were teaming around him to try to comfort him. He could tell Josh was barely hanging on to sanity while his wife and child fought for their lives. The only time he’d seen Josh cry was when their mother had died, but that was different. His older brother looked as if he was ready to welcome death if the doctors didn’t come out of the room with good news.Jack’s own destroyed heart paled in comparison. He didn’t deserve to feel agony after what Lillian had done to him. How could he? If he’d thought with his head and not his dick, maybe this could’ve all been avoided. Josh and Mikaela would be just fine, and Jack would be his lonely, bitter self. No, he’d fucked up again, but this time it was much worse than just attacking Ariel. In the end, he hadn’t really hurt her. He’d scared her, freaked himself out, but they’d both emerged from the incident unscathed. This time he’d caused serious damage, damage he’d never be able to forgive himself for.Because no matter what Lillian had done, he still loved her—hated her with every breath he took, but loved her.
