His Cruelty, Her Ruin

grief was an inconvenience to him, a bo

able," he accused, his voice dripping wit

t and pulled out a thick wad of cash, flinging it at my face. The bills

sign the pape

back at his cold, handsome

barely a whisper. "Let's just

and white roses and promised me a lifetime of happiness. Now, that memory felt l

be free? No. You'll stay right here, Olivia. You

d his hand down hard on my abdomen, right where t

ered, a cruel smile play

or had found. He didn't know how close I had come to bleeding to dea

action. He had replaced my allergy medication with vitamins as a "joke." I almos

voice low and dangerous, "then take out the ba

rous and absurd. He was telling

f disgust. "Get up. Crawl on your knees to

hall, cheered. "Do it, Olivia! Show

w they used to call us the perfect couple, how our love was a stor

al gown, my hand reaching for the fruit knife on the be

t and stormed out of the room, leaving me al