It's giving runaway wives and we're here for it!

Chapter 5 Next day, the Harrington brothers headed out to do their own thing. Finally got Kennedy alone again. After hearing about this whole "no divorce only widows" rule, she absolutely lost it: "Are the Harringtons all brain-dead or what? What century is this? How can they still have such backwards-ass bullshit rules?" "So what happened to women who married in before and things went bad with their husbands? They all just jumped off buildings and killed themselves?" "Hell no, I can't accept this.

Only thing I'll accept is going full Hunger Games with Caden on the freeway!" I sat there thinking, chin in my hand, then suddenly said: "Actually... that's not a bad idea." Kennedy froze. Then literally threw herself at my legs screaming: "NO babe! Think about this! Don't do it!" "You can't throw your life away over some trash marriage!" I cracked up and pulled her off the floor. "What are you even talking about? I mean we can fake our deaths and get out that way." "Jumping off a building won't work though-too dangerous, too hard to fake." "Let's do a car crash instead.

We both know how to handle ourselves in bad situations." Knowing there was actually a way out of the Harrington house made Kennedy's whole face light up. "A car crash is boring as hell! If we're doing this, let's go BIG!" "Let's blow up this whole damn house! How's that sound?" I blinked. "Huh?" She looked around the place, her face all nostalgic but mixed with hate too. "This house is old as fuck. Every corner's got memories of me and Caden growing up together. That's the only reason we didn't buy a new place when we got married-couldn't let go of the memories." "But now?

I hate those memories." "Don't wanna take them with me. Don't wanna leave them for him either. So fuck it-let's burn it all down." Didn't expect her to hate Caden this much over one ex. I wasn't around for their childhood drama, don't know what really went down between the three of them. But clearly it was some messed up shit. Chapter 5 She didn't wanna talk about it, so I wasn't gonna push. I shook off the extra thoughts and really thought it through. Her plan could actually work. One big explosion and we don't even have to worry about bodies or evidence.

I worked out the explosion details in my head, then got all serious: "Already checked-Asher's flying out tonight for some international business deal. Gone at least a week. Caden's got his boy's birthday party outside the city day after tomorrow, won't be home that night." "Day after tomorrow is our only shot." "I'll try getting the staff out of the house-don't wanna hurt anyone innocent. But the one thing I'm worried about is YOU." "This time you better not fuck up again!" Kennedy grabbed both my hands, dead serious: "I got this!

Promise!" This time we came prepared as hell-had everything we needed. Plus we grabbed enough cash to keep us living good for the rest of our lives. Standing there with the lighter in my hand, right before setting it off, I couldn't help pulling out my phone and opening up my chat with Asher. Typed and deleted like ten times before I finally hit send. [Sorry for my family holding you back all this time.

Now that the girl you actually want is back, stop wasting more years being miserable over old regrets.] [If the Harringtons only do widows, fine-I'll make you one.] Kennedy saw what I did and immediately fired off her own message to Caden. Hers was way more straightforward though. [Asshole, go live happily ever after with your precious ex! I'm OUT!] Tossed our SIM cards, set up the explosives, then got the hell out through the underground tunnel as fast as we could. Hearing that massive explosion behind us, me and Kennedy looked up at the sky and just... smiled at each other.

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