When Love Turns To Ashes
knew-a shadow of concern in his eyes as he watched me. It was gone in an instant, replaced by the familiar mask of
a bird with broken wings, incapable of f
placing me in a VIP suite that overlooked the city
and malnutrition," he said, his voice flat. "You
d my he
Sarah, don't be a ch
not h
e. He forced the spoon into my mouth. The soup was bland, tasteless.
will do as you're told. You will not cause any more tro
away. He thought this was a vict
side table. "Buy yourself something ni
or a piece of jewelry could fill the gaping hole where my daughter and grand
s a block of ice, but beneath it, a single, hot
doll he kept on his shelf. He didn't realize that every act of cruelty, every
lked barefoot down the cold hospital corridors
r that held my grandmother's body. Iunshed tears. "I'm sorry. I will make them p
. Mi
in a neat suit stood in the
id softly. "I'm... I was
fficient young man who was always i
lled with a sympathy that felt real, unlike Ethan's manufactured concern. "She paid fo
for Olivia Hayes's car. The brakes weren't faulty. She was drunk. I also have the security foota
I have. It's not enough to convict her in court-Mr
stunned. An all
his?" I asked, my vo
se what he's doing to you is wrong. If you need a
d unfamiliar feeling
ty's elite. He stood by my side, playing the part of the grieving, supportive ex-husband. He deli
ificent. A true master of deception. I felt a cold, bitter smile touch my lips. H
lences, I tried to speak to him. "Ethan, there's
his grip on my arm a warning. "
rm. She was wearing a fashionable black dress that
m not feeling well. The d
ely shifted to her. "Of co
. "Oh, Sarah, have you heard? Olivia is pregnant! Isn't it wonderful
w. A new beginning. A new child to r
urve of her belly. And a terrible thought, a co
have been... intentional? A way to clear the path for this new, perfect family? The tho