Pregnant for my Sister's husband

on that had always existed between them. It was wrong. It was dangerous. But the air

n as she said them. She took a small step back, creating a sliver of distance

imate, as if they were the only two people in

r him to resurface. But Adam was standing right in front of her, close enough to touch, and the air was thick with the unspoken desi

arely convince herself of the words. The heat of his body, the inten

ession darkening. "My marriage

Complicated? You're married, Adam. T

ouch was electric, sending shockwaves through her body. "It's not final.

rm, though not painful. "This is wrong. Whatever you and Alana ar

s softer now, filled with a rawness she hadn't expected. "Do

had buried her feelings, told herself that Adam was part of the past, that she had moved on. But standing here, so close to him, she felt every

?" she whispered, her v

"Because I made the wrong choice. And I can

ay that, but now that he had, it didn't feel the way she thought it would. It felt too late, too tainted b

with a mix of anger and pain. "You don't get to tell me t

eyes filled with regret. "Bu

d in her chest, her emotions swirling in a chaotic storm. She had dreamed of hearing t

rely above a whisper. "I've always wanted you,

I loved her. I chose her because I thought it was the right

nfused. "Protect

ng deep inside. "From the truth," he said finally, his voice heavy with emotion. "The

d with dread. "What a

at made her heart race. "Alana and I... it's all a lie. Our marriage,

rough her veins. "What do you mean? Y

e rough. "Alana and I... we don't love each other. We ne

ness arrangement? She had known things between Adam and Alan

. "Why would you do that? Why would y

e gave me no choice. Alana has... leverage over me. She's been using it to keep me in line,

his made sense. Alana had always been manipulati

her voice sharper than she intended. "

ring with something dark, somet

ustration boiling over. "Just tell me th

ick, suffocating, as if the weight of all their secrets was pressing

. "Things that could ruin me, ruin everything I've

n down her spine. "W

per. "Things that happened in the past. Things I've tried to bury

knew, the man she had loved, was hiding secrets-dark, danger

r voice filled with a mix of anger and sadness.

hoice. I didn't want you or anyone else to get hurt. I thoug

us at him for not telling her the truth sooner. But more than anything, she felt a deep, aching

n on the outside, believing he

y, stepping closer. His hand reached up to cup her

to hear were finally out in the open, but the circumstances were all

r voice breaking. "We can't d

too late. We can still have what we were me

ted to believe that they could find a way through this mess, that they could final

broke free from her grasp, there would always

n," she said quietly.

nding a shiver through her. "I'll fix it. I'

d been burned too many times, hurt too deeply by his choi