Elysia sat motionless long after James had left, staring at the ring Adrian had slipped onto her finger. It felt foreign, heavier than it should, as if it carried the weight of a thousand unsaid words. The cool metal burned against her skin, not with pain, but with an awareness she couldn’t shake. She had been stripped of everything—her dignity, her baby, her trust—but here Adrian was, filling the void with something else. Something powerful. Was it protection? Ownership? Or something deeper she wasn’t ready to name? The room felt suffocating, and she exhaled slowly, trying to process the mess that had become her life. Adrian, who had remained still beside her, finally let out a low breath. “You did well,” he said, his voice quiet but firm. Elysia scoffed, shaking her head. “Did I?” she whispered bitterly, her fingers tightening around the sheets. “I lost everything, Adrian. My child, my family, my home—” her voice cracked, but she swallowed down the lump in her throat. “And
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