His Sister-in-Law, My Hell

ing headache and a sense o

r bed. But sh

. A man' s arm. She was naked. Pressed a

ed to scramble away, but her limbs felt he

bedroom door. The kind servan

t go in there! M

with suspicion. "Why can' t

e thrashed, trying to push the stranger' s body o

or fle

a bouquet of her favorite flowers in his hand, a desperat

ed the momen

he scene. Her, naked. The strange man in

rom his hand, scatter

into a dark, murderous rage. His eye

he whispered, the wo

ed stranger from the sheets and slammed him against the wall. A brutal, guttural roar

o the floor in a crumpled heap. He turn

voice shaking with fury, "and this is what

y, a robe clutched around her. She gaspe

nd ugly, lit her eyes befor

u?" she cried. "After al

from the nightstand and thr

fog from Alexandria' s mind. She struggled to si

she pleaded, her voice hoarse. "I wa

ing Colby' s view. "Don' t listen to

with a vicious swing, smashed it ag

' s eyes. She felt a warm trick

nct to protect her warring with the rage th

ce righteous. "As your brother' s wife, as the eld

vant cowering in the hallway.

hands shaking, with a th

e dipped the whip into the salt water and, with a vic

strangled gasp of pain.

e, watching, his face a stone mask. Her lack of resistance, her pained cries

tore at her skin, a searing, white-hot ago

d poured the salt water ov

long, piercing shriek of pure ag

ough Colby' s rage. He roar

OP I

n his face as he s

e clutched her stomach, h

d, her voice weak. "C

rd her. He saw the dark st

ice was

from the room, leaving Alexandria a

ne again. A

nightstand, her fingers leaving a bloody trail o

waiting to be treated. She saw Colby down the hall, pacing anxiously out

anced at her, his eyes full of pain

rating room opened.

ard. "How is she

imly. "She' s a rare blood type. We need a transf

he hallway, wild and desperat

raw. "Take her blood. The

ing out from her hospital gown. "Sir, this woman is in no condition to

epped closer to the doctor, h

ill sign whatever you need.

yes. It was over. All of it. The love, the h

inserted the needle into her arm. She watched her own blood, dark and red, flow thr

nge sense of pe

he had given him her child. No

paid. She owe

ia, weak and dizzy, pulled herself from the bed. She ignored the

her thin coat around her, shivering. Her finger brushed against her ring finger. It w

on Camryn' s finger. That was real. Her ring w

lights of the airport ter

rk sky. Alexandria leaned her head agai

hope you have a good life. Bu