A Divorce He Regrets

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es I couldn't name. My skin was sticky with perspirati

urreal, that I could hardly believe it. Despite having nine long months to p

hurt as I lay in the hospital bed, gazing at what c

wborn

rl swaddled beside me-but the feeling was almost completely eclipsed by a gn

oner, the sterile room

er me with his broad shoulders and

hus

scarded. Maybe I was. I mean I had just delivered our babies, our

m proud

d to hear ev

anything - to break the silence, but what

to brush a tender hand against my hair. Instead,

e ordered, col

ok a moment

two little humans out of me. Sign what? I looked down at th

cut in harshly, as though

- my stomach tw

h

s were so impatient; one would think all this was an inconvenienc

pers again in disbelief. What was going on? I had literally

ivo

nd, I just gave birt

octors run a DNA test the minute they were born," My mouth fell open. "Had the results sh

My what? The accusation hit me like a physical blow. My brain scrambled to mak

cheated on him? After I'd spent, practically every second sho

, Raina." He spat, steppin

ricked

joke?" It had to be!

essa, his sister, snarled from a corner of the room, stepping forward- I h

, it really couldn't be happening. Was I

f photographs at me- some landing haphazardl

h trembling hands. Seeing was difficult through the blur of tears. My br

ad a chance to see the glossy images. "Stop wast

? Me- h

s from? What

a needle lodging itsel

erious then, about...

I began hyperventilating - my body shaking

atically beside me. The warning sound of the machine competed with th

to my side, and a female nurse ush

lexander's face for some flick

n. Concer

was

the coldness in

rong man?' The tho

I'd ignored

- believing I wasn't good enough for h

had offered me money to disappear before the wedding and I'd declined - my lo

d maligned me and I'd told A

y they are, Raina.

did. And he nev

ing our engagement. Not when his father suggest

mily's contempt, their bribes, and verbal abus

e was comp

e'd never bee

g myself on him

ent how he'd really never loved me

n,' I thought, as the

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to the sam

, my gaze settling on Vanessa in the far corner of the room-She looked bored. And

the Viper, was t

d, her eyes gleaming with malice

nd sign the papers. I

dn't be real. It couldn't be

ng face became clearer. Why was she even

n we talk alone? I... This is all a misunderstanding, I'

need. I know all I need to know. We'll talk when our la

icted as tears welled up in my eyes, my heart shattering into more pieces. "Please, Alex... You know

ven look at me as he spoke. "Ju

en give me an audie

lips trembling, begging him

d at me, unflinching,

e ground out, looking as though he was

barely scrawl my name- but I did. What choice did I have? As I finished, I looked over

ad not seen because she'd been right beside me, behind

and let'

ped up in al

awled coldly. "You signed away

dn't breathe. "H–he's just a baby, you

lly. "The girl... you can keep her. As a favor. I could take them both, bu

! How can you say that abo

ot survive long. I have no need for a liability. Especially one that might turn out to be anything like you."

, too weak to even get out of bed. "Alex! Al

idn't lo

my chest as the sobs racked my body,

deserted, I

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