Till Death Took Me First; The Bride's Revenge

REED

. I yanked the door open with trembl

p bringing me closer to her bedroom do

ing me, I couldn't rule out the possibility of him also cheating on me

hed for the handle, and fro

o beautiful

the air getting

as Lucien in

l," Helena as

whispered, an

been a week. You used to come to me every d

nitor her these days. I found out she went to the hospital a few wee

ke ice-cold water

at death's door... All you have to do is increase the do

the world sizzled around me. Sweat dripped down m

ing to die, huh? Why do we have to meet like this because of her? We lo

t up the edge of my vision, and m

e yourself so much? I

d our companies. I defeated Zavian and got everything I'd ever wanted," he paused, his voice dr

If we're going to be together, you can't be a suspect in her deat

d, the fire burning through my

bered to breathe. No. There was no way... Thi

eathing the same air as her makes me sick... She'll never compare to you, He

oo, L

. It was marrying her just becau

m anyone else, but she chose to donate herself... God, she was so obsessed," she said, then scoff

turned, my breath coming out in short, s

opened behind me, and I heard someone gasp in sho

hurting more than the last. I was almost at the front do

pants. Did he run down the s

ving look that used to be in hi

he roared in my face, his grip bru

is towering presence, my teary gaze moving from his to t

vision blurry as I stared up at the man I loved and married. "Why? If you didn't love me anymore, why didn't you just divorce me?"

k such an obvious question? You heard everything, didn't you? Are you st

t as the pain intensified. "I am pathetic? You'

aida. From the moment we met until now, you've never considered me fami

ce you came into my life!" I yelled as rage slowly replaced the ache in my chest. "If I hated yo

hed into the door, the hit kno

erase everything you did to her? All you do is use your money to buy people and get

y this was real

we've been married, have I ever done anything to

from you, you think you made me... I was a millionaire, K

your company. I merged father's company with yours against his will and worked for two years to make

the company wouldn't have been yours. You're only

red ones. "Is that the lies you told him

I wasn't a true Reed... Because of what you did, Father cut me out of his will, but it wasn'

nst her cheek before

r hands moving up

s fist drove into my face. I crashed to th

lood in my visio

ien jus