The Unwanted Wife's Cold Comeback

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I felt when I surfaced from the darkness. It

on. A nurse was adjusting my IV dr

r voice soft but firm. "You'

y croak. My throat felt ra

"You had quite a fall. That head wound wa

d my eyelids: Fallon's enraged face, the glass vase, the blood. Then Adrien's fury, his cruel wor

smile. My heart felt like an

got to you quickly," she continued, oblivious to my in

rvive a year of psychological torture, a sham marriage, and now this. Since

ng away. A moment later, a doctor entered, a serious expression on h

oice calm. He paused, then took a deep breath, his eyes me

ched. What now?

egnant, Ms

My mind went blank. The beeping of the heart moni

d. Despair, hot and heavy, washed over me. Another chain. Another reason to be trapped. This

A reason to fight. A reason to live. This child. My child. It was a part of

ust tears of sorrow. They were tears of a fierce, protective love. A love I had

. Adrien would never see this child as a blessing. He would see it as a burde

ng my features. I would protect this child. I would find a way out. F

would be my we

where my baby was safe. The thought was terrifying, exhilarating. For the firs