Novels by rianawrites6

Chapter 4LINA The silence that followed my words was absolute.Even the wind seemed to hold its breath. Damien stood completely still, the color still absent from his face, his jaw slack in a way I had never seen before. He looked, for the first time since I had known him, like a man who had been caught doing something he couldn't talk his way out of. Because he had. Because there was nothing left to say.Adora stood slightly behind him, her handkerchief pressed to her mouth, her eyes darting between the two of us with an unreadable expression.I didn't wait for his response. I turned back toward my parents' graves, my legs carrying me those twenty feet through the grass with a steadiness that surprised even me. I crouched down between the two headstones and laid the lilies against my mother's, pressing my palm flat against the cold stone the way I always did when I needed to feel something solid.*Margaret Elaine Torres. Beloved wife, beloved mother. She gave everything.*I heard f

Chapter 3LINAThe cemetery was quiet and empty in the late morning. I had brought fresh lilies-it used to be my mum's favourites, and held them to my chest as I walked the familiar path leading to their graves.I'd been here countless times over the years, but today felt different. Today I was going to tell them what I hadn't told anyone yet.I rounded the corner past the old oak tree, and my steps faltered, as I slowed down, my eyes zeroing on the figure ahead of me.Damien was there.He stood about twenty feet away from my parents' graves, and he wasn't alone. Adora was beside him, looking elegant, even in black, dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief. They were positioned in front of a different headstone, one I didn't recognize.My heart was pounding against my ribs. What were they doing here? Damien spotted me first. His expression shifted immediately from somber to sharp, his jaw tightening as his eyes were locked on me. He said something to Adora, who nodded her head then s

Chapter 2LINAI couldn't sleep. The bed felt enormous without Damien, though I should have been used to it by now. How many nights had I spent alone in these expensive sheets, staring at the ceiling, wondering where he really was? Who he was really with? And what he was doing? It was routine at this point and I was clearly a masochist.My phone buzzed on the nightstand, and I reached for it, grateful for any distraction from my spiraling thoughts.It was Lily, my best friend. The preview of her message made my stomach drop.Lina, I'm so sorry, but I thought you should know...*My hands shook as I opened the full message. Attached was a photo—Damien in an elegant ballroom, but this wasn't any charity gala. The banner in the background read "Welcome Home, Adora." His first love. The woman he'd dated before his grandmother had arranged our marriage. The woman I could never compete with.In the photo, Damien stood at the center of a small crowd, holding a champagne glass, beaming with h

Chapter 1LINAThe pregnancy test slipped from my trembling fingers and fell, making a noise as it clattered against the bathroom counter. I couldn't believe what I was seeing as I slowly rubbed my eyes thinking I was getting too tired. But the visual refused to change. Two pink lines stared back at me.Pregnant.I pressed my palm against my stomach, feeling nothing at all, yet I knew everything had completely changed forever in the span of three minutes. I was growing a baby inside me. A baby. Damien's baby to be exact.I grabbed the edge of the sink, gripping it tightly as my knuckled turned white as I stared at the sunken refection in the mirror. I was looking more hideous today, with pale face, dried lips and sunken eyes filled with eye bags. What the hell was I supposed to do? What could I say to him? Would he even want this, considering our circumstances surrounding our marriage?How could I tell him when I had always known that this marriage was nothing more than an joke to hi