The Vicious Family's Cruelest Deception

edulity. He stepped closer, his shadow engulfing me. "Do you

. I stumbled, my knees weak from fear and confinement. My gaze fell on the shattered j

at the pieces. "Where is it? What happened to it?"

sing his brow. "That old thing? It's just a trinket, Abigail. Don't be

t was all I had left of him!" The pain of his callous disregard was a fresh w

ps. "Oh, that green rock? I think Princess might have dragged it under the bed when sh

despite my aching body and swollen belly, and peered under the bed. My heart sank. There, amidst the dust bunnies,

scrambled to my feet, my hand flying, connecting with Haylee' s chee

er face, before collapsing to the floor with a t

re, unfiltered fury. "You murdered my babies! You killed my

oting, my pregnant body an unwieldy weight, and crashed to the floor, a sharp pain shootin

dn't spare a glance for me, sprawled on the floor, gasping for air. "Abigail, your behavior is unacceptable! How dare you lay a hand

ater until you apologize to Haylee and dig that grave. And for good measure, you'll stay in the dark. Maybe that claustrophob

ce choked with renewed terror. "You ca

s your punishment, Abigail. When you're ready to beg, when you're ready to accept Hay

hone. I was truly alone. Trapped. In the dark. The walls pressed in, suffocating me. I clawed at my throat, gasping for air that wouldn't come. My body shook uncontrolla