LOGIN“ Just 365 days, and I will let you go,” Vladimir said. “I will take custody of the child, I will give the compensation you deserve, and you can live with the life you could ever imagine.”
View More“I am Grace, the mother of Vladimir’s child.”
Shock was an understatement. Claire wasn’t able to grasp the situation. She didn't know what to do.
“Wh-what are you talking about?” Claire said in a small voice and held her stomach.
The mother of Vladimir’s child.
Those words kept echoing in Claire’s mind.
“I know you’re pregnant with his child too, but he loves me. We both know that he doesn’t love you. You’re just someone who was there because I wasn’t around. So, I am taking back my place.”
“I-I…” a tear fell from Claire’s face. She sighed and looked down. “I’ll be going now.”
She stood up took her belongings and left the restaurant.
The morning air was crisp in Alberta, carrying the scent of pine and the faint chill of early spring. Claire leaned against the cabin window, arms crossed, eyes fixed on the gravel path that led to the forest. She could feel her heartbeat in her throat, a tight, insistent rhythm that mirrored the tension in the room. Vladimir was in the kitchen, quietly making coffee, his movements calm, deliberate, but there was an edge to his posture that betrayed the storm beneath.Today would be different. Grace would appear, Claire knew it. She had felt it in the phone calls, in the lingering shadows of threats and taunts. Grace was clever, cunning, and she didn’t give up easily. But today, they weren’t hiding. Today, they would face her.Alex was playing on the living room rug, scattered puzzle pieces fo
Claire didn’t sleep well that night. The apartment was quiet, too quiet, and every tick of the clock seemed louder than it should have been. She lay in the darkness, tangled in the blankets, staring at the ceiling. Vladimir’s steady breathing beside her should have been comforting, grounding—but tonight it wasn’t. Tonight it felt like a weight she couldn’t lift.Her mind replayed their conversation from the night before. I’m scared too… It feels like everything is moving so fast.The words had been spoken, but they hadn’t solved anything. They were truths, yes, but truths that twisted in her chest like barbed wire. Fear clawed at her from every angle: the baby, the future, the responsibilities. And above it all, a quiet, persistent whisper she couldn&rsq
The morning after, the apartment felt quieter than usual. The golden sunlight poured through the blinds, dust motes dancing lazily in the warm air, but Claire barely noticed. Her hands were wrapped around a mug of coffee, the steam rising in delicate swirls that she barely inhaled. She watched Vladimir move around the kitchen, effortlessly flipping pancakes, humming the same soft tune from last night, but today it sounded different—too steady, too confident, almost unreachable.She sipped her coffee and tried to steady the flutter in her chest. Everything felt… too calm, almost unreal. The baby kicked softly, a small reminder that life was moving forward, pressing into her, demanding attention, demanding clarity. But clarity was the last thing she felt.
The wind rattled the windows of the small cabin, carrying with it the distant scent of pine and the faint dust of the gravel road. Claire moved quietly through the kitchen, finishing breakfast while keeping a watchful eye on Alex, who was perched on a stool, his little hands busy with a puzzle. It should have been an ordinary morning, filled with ordinary noises: the clatter of dishes, the soft hum of the refrigerator, the distant chirping of birds. But Claire’s heart wasn’t calm.Ever since Grace’s call yesterday, a lingering tension had settled in the cabin, like a shadow she couldn’t shake. Every creak of the floorboards, every snap of a branch outside, made her jump. Vladimir had stayed close, his presence a solid wall of reassurance, but even he looked unusually grim, his dark eyes scanning the horizon as if he could already see Grace’s next mo

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