Se connecterJaneI couldn't stop shaking. My hands trembled so violently that I dropped my phone twice before I even made it out of the parking lot. Maribel's face kept flashing through my mind. That knowing smirk on her lips and the way her eyes had gleamed when she realized I was pregnant. God, I was so stupid. I should have been more careful. I should have gone to a clinic across town where no one would recognize me, but I had been so desperate to confirm what I already suspected, that I hadn't thought about running into anyone I knew.Now Maribel knew. Which meant Hudson would know soon, if he didn't already. The thought made my stomach twist painfully.I needed to tell Julius right now before this spiraled even further out of my control. I needed to tell Julius about the baby and pray that he wanted this as much as I did, but every time I tried to form the words in my head, they dissolved into panic.What if he didn't want children? What if he thought I had gotten pregnant on purpose to t
HudsonMy breath hitched as my hands clenched into fists by my sides.The video jumped ahead, showing Julius leading Jane through a back exit toward the parking garage."This is where it gets interesting," Stanton said. He pulled up another video, this one showing the parking garage. The angle was not great, but I could make out Julius's car parked in a corner spot.And then I saw movement inside the car. Two figures, close together. The windows were tinted, but every so often I could see flashes of pale skin, Jane's auburn hair, the white fabric of her wedding dress bunched up around her waist."She fucked him in the car," I said, my voice hollow. "She fucked my father in his car while I was standing at the altar waiting for her.""That is what it looks like, yes. The timestamp puts this about an hour after the ceremony was supposed to start."I felt something inside me crack. All this time, I had told myself that Jane had run away because she was emotional and because she could not
HudsonMy phone buzzed during an important meeting., and I almost ignored it, but something made me glance at the screen, and when I saw Maribel's name, I excused myself and stepped out into the hallway.The text message was short, but its contents nearly made me stumble on my feet."Just ran into Jane at the OB/GYN. She's pregnant."I stared at the words, reading them over and over again. Jane was pregnant?!My first thought was that it was mine. Maybe we slept together before the wedding and I had forgotten, but no, that was impossible. I had not touched Jane in months. I had been too busy with Maribel to bother with my fiancée's needy and clingy attempts at affection.Which meant the baby was someone else's.My second thought was immediate and visceral. My father. It had to be Julius.My father had fucked my fiancée and gotten her pregnant.I called Maribel immediately, not bothering to return to the meeting."Hudson?" Her voice was cautious, like she was not sure what kind of moo
JaneI sat in the OB/GYN waiting room, trying to focus on the magazine in my lap but the words kept blurring together.Around me, pregnant women chatted with partners or scrolled through their phones. One woman across from me had her hand on her swollen belly, smiling down at it with such contentment that it made my chest ache.Would that be me in a few months? Would I be sitting here with that same peaceful smile, or would I be alone?"Jane Parker?"I looked up, expecting to see the nurse, but it was just the receptionist calling someone else. A different Jane. I settled back into my seat, my hands gripping the magazine tighter.The door to the waiting room opened and someone walked in. I didn't look up immediately, too lost in my own thoughts, but then I heard a voice that made my blood run cold."You have got to be kidding me."I lifted my head and found Maribel standing three feet away, staring at me with wide eyes. She was dressed in designer jeans and a silk blouse, her blonde
JaneThree weeks had passed since Julius confronted Hudson, and things at work had finally started to settle. The rumors had died down almost overnight. People still stared sometimes, but the whispers had stopped. The pointed comments in the cafeteria were gone too.I should have felt relieved, instead, I felt exhausted."Jane, did you hear me?"I blinked and looked up from my desk to find one of my colleagues standing in front of me, holding a folder. When had she walked in?"Sorry, what?""I asked if you reviewed the market analysis for the Thompson account," She set the folder down, studying my face with concern. "Are you okay? You look pale.""I'm fine. Just tired." I opened the folder, trying to focus on the numbers. They blurred together on the page."Maybe you should go home early. You've been working really hard lately.""I'm fine." I repeated, but even I could hear how unconvincing it sounded.She later left, and I tried to get back to work, but the fatigue was overwhelming.
HudsonThe door slammed behind my father, and something inside me snapped.I grabbed the glass of whiskey I had been drinking and hurled it across the room. It shattered against the wall, leaving a wet stain on the expensive wallpaper. The sound wasn't enough. Nothing was enough to release the fury burning through my veins."Fuck!" I roared, sweeping my arm across the bar cart. Bottles crashed to the floor, liquor spilling across the hardwood. Crystal decanters exploded into glittering shards.He chose Jane. My own father chose that bitch over me, and she chose him over me too.I picked up one of the bar stools and slammed it into the floor again and again until the legs splintered. The coffee table was next. I flipped it, watching the glass top shatter. Picture frames, decorative vases, everything within reach became a target for my rage."You want to threaten me?!" I screamed at the empty room, at the ghost of my father who had just walked out. "You want to take everything away?
JaneJulius froze. For one terrible, endless moment, his lips were still against mine and his body was rigid with shock. I had made a mistake. A horrible and irreversible mistake. I was kissing my fiancé's father. The man who was supposed to become my father-in-law in less than twenty minutes. Wh
JaneJulius Armstrong's piercing grey gaze locked with mine, and I didn’t think it was possible, but the humiliation grew even worse. It wasn't enough that I had caught my fiancé fucking my best friend minutes before our wedding. It wasn't enough that Hudson had kept going, had mocked me and had
JaneThe woman staring back at me in the mirror looked like a bride. White lace clung to curves I had learned to hide and to despise. My auburn hair was pinned into an elegant updo that had taken the stylist two hours. My makeup had been carefully applied to make my green eyes look less tired and
JaneMy eyes locked with Julius’s and in that moment, I saw my own desperation reflected back at me.“Please,” I whispered, my hands sliding up his chest to frame his face. “Please make me forget. Just for a few minutes. Make me forget Hudson. Make me forget—” My voice cracked. “Make me forget eve







