All Chapters of A Bargain Of Hearts : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Sienna's POVA perceptible wave of tension and anxiety hung in the atmosphere, tainting the air with an iridiscent chill, the kind that mirrored the turmoil in my mind. I leaned on the headrest and peered out the window, letting the breeze from the wheezing cars on the road dry up the sweat on my face as heat coursed through my veins.My body had an unusual way of reacting to anxiety. I would have numerous stomach aches, and since the anti nausea pills hadn't done their job, I sat straight in the backseat, and placed my hand on my stomach, an attempt to contend with the ache rippling through it."Gavin," I called out to my driver. "How long till we arrive at the court?""We're almost there ma'am," he answered slowly. "We'll be at the building in two hours."My stomach rumbled again, my intestines twisting into knots as a patch of goosebumps suddenly broke out of my skin, covering me from head to toe.Oh heavens. This was it. I said to myself as bile rushed to my throat. I placed my h

The next chain of events felt like a scene from a dystopian drama, and I stood there, dumbfounded and weak until two policemen nudged my shoulder and took me away. Edwina had finally won and the two people I called my parents gloated at me as though I was a common stranger. My heart sank down my stomach and I felt the weight of the words crashing on my shoulder. Ethan had betrayed me, and in the worst way possible. His last words rang in my ears, the English feeling weird for my analyzing ears until the flashing of camera lights jolted me back to life. The policemen were leading me through the crowd and the angry jeers erupting from them was something that would keep me up at nights. My acting career had been totally destroyed. I would have to pay numerous fines, my properties had been repossessed and all the money in my bank account was flagged as illegal. I can't believe Ethan did this to me, I can't believe I trusted him. The man I married had suddenly turned to a monster