The abandoned wife and her secret son
I married a man who loved my step-sister.
Our marriage was a contract—cold, clinical, temporary. No love. No expectations. And above all, no pregnancy.
I told myself I could endure it. That loving him quietly, faithfully, invisibly, would one day be enough.
I was wrong.
For four years, I lived as a ghost in my own marriage—watching the man I loved choose her, again and again. I sacrificed my pride, my dreams, and my voice, waiting for him to see me.
Then I discovered I was pregnant.
I had broken the contract. But more than that, I had broken myself.
So I left.
Years later, I am no longer the woman who begged for scraps of affection. I am powerful, independent, whole. I rebuilt my life, reclaimed my stolen legacy, and became the woman I was always meant to be.
Now, the man who once overlooked me stands at my door, desperate for answers—about the son he never knew existed, about the woman he destroyed, about the love he threw away.
But some love is realized too late.
When the woman you ignored becomes the one you can’t have, and the child you never wanted becomes your only chance at redemption—can a heart that never chose you suddenly deserve a second chance?
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Chapter: Chapter 13Aria POVThe morning light cut through my closed eyelids, forcing them open. I blinked against the brightness, my hand moving instinctively to my stomach. Rubbing in slow circles like I always did. Even though I knew nothing was there anymore. The baby was gone. But I couldn’t seem to stop. My hand kept moving, searching for something that would never be there again.I felt hollow. Like someone had scooped out everything vital and left only an empty shell. I was tired. So tired of everything. Part of me wished desperately that it had all been a nightmare. That I would wake up and my baby would still be there, safe inside me.But the cramping pain low in my abdomen told me otherwise. The IV in my arm told me otherwise. The sterile hospital room told me otherwise.It was real. All of it.When the door opened, I heard the footsteps immediately. Heavy. Controlled. Deliberate.I knew it was him. Julian.“The doctor said you need to rest.”Not How are you? Not Are you okay? Not even I’m sor
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Chapter: Bad memoriesAria POV Between drifting in and out of consciousness, memories surfaced like broken snapshots, each one hurting more than the last.I remembered the day I quit my job to work at Julian’s company. I remembered walking into his office for the interview. He looked so tall, broad-shouldered. He wore a black suit that made him look even more professional. My heart raced seeing him sitting behind his desk. I had loved him since college, even though he never noticed me. To him, I was just another candidate.“Miss Vale, your CV looks impressive,” he’d said that day. Then he paused, studying me. “What if I have a better offer than this job for you?”My eyes widened in confusion. “What would that be?”He walked toward me and gestured for me to sit down. He cleared his throat. “My board wants me married. They want me to have a wife.” His voice was low, businesslike. “Someone with no scandalous past. So would you like to be my wife? A contract wife for just seven years to put all the rumors to
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Chapter: Chapter 11Aria POVThe pain was everywhere. In my back from the fall. In my ribs where something had cracked. In my head where it had slammed against the marble. But worst of all was the pain in my abdomen—sharp, cramping, relentless. “Julian!”Selene’s voice cracked, high-pitched and panicked. She released my jaw immediately and spun around, her hand flying to her chest.“Since when have you been there?!”I tried to lift my head to see him, but the movement sent waves of dizziness crashing over me. Through the haze of pain, I could barely make out his silhouette at the entrance to the hallway.Julian’s eyes moved rapidly between me and Selene. His jaw clenched tight, a muscle jumping beneath his skin. His hands were fists at his sides.“I just—” Selene’s voice changed completely. Gone was the cruel satisfaction. Now it was soft, sweet, innocent. Like honey dripping from her tongue. “I missed her so much. I was trying to talk with her.”She stood up gracefully, not a hair out of place despite ev
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Chapter: Chapter 10Aria POVI don’t know how long I stayed on that floor.Time stopped meaning anything. The study was dark—had it always been dark? Or had the sun set while I laid here? I couldn’t remember.My body felt heavy, pressed into the cold hardwood. My limbs were sprawled out where I’d collapsed. One arm stretched toward the scattered papers. The other rested on my stomach.The tears had dried on my cheeks, leaving my skin tight and sticky. My throat burned from crying, from screaming his name, from begging. My eyes felt swollen, gritty. When I blinked, it hurt.I kept my hand on my stomach, moving in slow circles. Over and over. It was the only thing that felt real anymore. The only thing keeping me from completely falling apart.The scan had said six weeks. I remembered the doctor smiling, pointing at the tiny flicker on the screen. “Six weeks along. Everything looks good.” I’d hidden that report in my drawer so carefully. So why did Julian’s report say nine? How could the same test show two
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Chapter: Chapter 9Aria POVI stared at the folder in my trembling hands, my eyes scanning the medical report over and over. Nine weeks pregnant. The words blurred through my tears. Nine weeks. But that was impossible. I counted in my head again—one week, two weeks, three… six. Six weeks. I was sure of it.I looked up at Julian. His eyes were full of fury. The veins in his neck stood out. His entire body was rigid, like he was barely holding himself back.Nothing felt right.“Julian—” My voice was trembling. The study echoed with my shaky breath. “It can’t—be—”“It can’t be what?”His voice exploded through the room. I flinched. His hands were clenched into fists at his sides, knuckles bone-white. A vein pulsed at his temple.My mouth opened but nothing came out. My throat was too tight. My mind was screaming at me to explain, to make him understand, but the words wouldn’t form.“Do you think I won’t find out?”He took a step toward me. The floor seemed to shake with his movement. His chest was heaving,
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Chapter: Chapter 8Aria POVThe drive to Vanessa’s place felt endless.The city lights blurred past my window as exhaustion settled deep into my bones. My head rested against the cool glass.“I still can’t wrap my head around it,” Vanessa snapped from the backseat beside me, breaking the silence. “Did you see the way she was practically draped over him? Like some cheap—”“Nessa, it’s okay,” I said quietly.She looked at me, her anger immediately softening to concern. “Alright. But are you okay? You look so pale.”“I’m just tired,” I said gently, though even speaking felt like effort.Matthew glanced back at us from the driver’s seat, his eyes kind and worried. “Aria, you’re going to be fine.”I managed a small nod.“Find a good place for us to eat,” Vanessa said, her tone gentler now. “She’s eating for two now.”“I know the perfect spot,” Matthew said, his eyes back on the road. “There’s a new restaurant downtown. Cozy, quiet. Good food.”We got to the restaurant, ordered food, and ate.I was so tired,
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