Semua Bab The Forgotten Marriage: Bab 381 - Bab 390

"Here," I said softly, holding out my hand. "Close your eyes if it makes you feel better." It was a weak attempt at protecting her from what she'd already seen, but I had to try. Had to offer her some way to distance herself from the violence, from this version of me she was never supposed to know e

ROMAN Our bedroom was silent except for Amelia's steady breathing, her warm body curled trustingly against mine as she slept. I was ashamed to even admit it to myself, I'd tired her out even more. I couldn't help myself, after holding back for so long, it felt like all of my pent up emotions had

“I'll see you later,” I left. The drive to the cabin took exactly forty-seven minutes. I knew because I'd timed it repeatedly over the past four days, mapping out every possible route in case of an emergency. Dimitri had followed my instructions to the letter—keeping Bertha comfortable but contai

My words struck home, and something in Bertha snapped. She lurched to her feet, her face contorted with rage. "What does she have that I don't?" she screamed, her composure completely shattered. "What makes her so special? I gave you everything! I would have given you anything you wanted!" She snarl

Bertha had every means to smuggle that poison into my meals through Fiona, I read it in the files as she admitted to doing it and even more shit I couldn't begin to fathom. Fiona was so innocent, so quiet. A harsh reminder to never judge a book by its cover, to never trust a person just because t