Unwanted Wife, Unstoppable Woman

nd there were dark circles under my eyes from a sleepless night. Liam hadn't come home.

me up. Her n

arriage real. I was pregnant. I had planned to tell him on our anniversary, to show him the positive test and watch his face light u

What would he do if he knew? Would he see it

und the number for a clinic, my finger hovering over the call button. The choice was agonizing. Th

button. Not yet. I needed to see hi

his element, surrounded by the empire we had built

entrance of a popular café across the street. People were gathering, phones held up

as C

I didn't recognize had her cornered against the wall. He was big, with an an

ything will be fine?" the man roared. "You

"Mark, please, just leave me alone. I

shouted back, grabbing her arm. "He to

er to just keep going. This was her drama, not mi

en I s

He wasn't moving. He was just watching, his face a cold, unreadable mask.

ally is done with her. He doesn't care. It w

cked onto his, and her expression changed f

was wrong to leave. I was a fool. I've thought about you every si

nst my marriage. The crowd murmured, their phones still rec

e's here? Perfect. Let him watch." He tightened

move. He just stood there, a spectator to her pain. My hope surged again. He was

n instant, eve

n his eyes vanished, replaced by a flash of pure, protective fury. He pu

r," Liam snarled, his

prised. "Hayes.

efficiency. The man cried out in pain and released Chloe. Without a moment's hes

k scrambling on the ground. He ignored me, sitting

ace melted away, replaced by a tenderness I hadn't seen in years. He ge

soft and filled with a raw concern t

neck and sobbed into his chest.

tive embrace. He held her as if she were the most precious, fragile thing i

most public, brutal way possible. The last shred of my hope died. The illusion was not just cra