Buried Alive: Her Unbroken Spirit

f the study. Corina' s laughter, light and airy, floated out. Jake' s deep voice, a

like mud. My heart hammered against my ribs, a frantic bird trapped in a

apart, like guilty children caught stealing cookies. Corina shrieked, scramb

e, my hands flying, claws extended. I scratched his face, his neck, anything I could r

!" he growled, his eyes blazing. He shoved me away. I stumbled backward, hi

eyes wide with feigned terror. "Jake, darling, sh

at my throat. "I'm mad? You two, doing this in my h

He loved me. He always has. You just got him first because I

I hope you both burn in hell! I hope you suffer! I hope you

ous help. You're losing it. Maybe a doctor could talk some sens

k at the scene, her face contorted in disgust. "Chandler! What on earth is going

sobbed, clinging to Jake. "She atta

led with disappointment. "Chand

embling finger at Jake and Corina. "They

h! Corina is your sister! How could you accuse her of such

s. I was the hysterical one, the madwoman, the liar. I was an outsider,

der their collective judgment. They looked at me with pity, wi

e, begging him to come out, to explain, to deny it all. He appeared at the gate, his face illuminated by the harsh str

family had vast resources, powerful connections. My desperate cries were silenced, twist

oss my shoulders. "JAKE PEREZ, CHEATER AND LIAR! CORINA ROBBINS, HOMEWRECKER!" I screa

dragged me away, kicking and screaming, back to the mansion. Eunice met me at the do

en everything from Corina! Twenty years of her l

They starved me, denied me sleep. They broke me, physically and mental

arp, immaculate. He held a document in his hand. "The marriage report has been approved, Chan

eart stopped. This w

uite decipher. "I told them I'd marry you if you just stopped fighting," he

aced, trying to understand. Marry me? After all this? It didn't make sense.