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I'm Done Playing Along Chapter 10
That had been Declan’s and my first child.Just the day before, while I was on the other side of that storage room door begging him to let me out, I lost the baby.If Declan had believed me, if he had pulled me out of there and taken me to the hospital, the baby might have had a chance.He gripped the test report until his knuckles went white and broke down completely."Wren... Wren..."The child he had longed for, the child he would have loved more than anything, was gone because of what he had done.On the back of the report, I had written three words.‘Let me go.’It was a sincere request. In our ten years together, it was the only thing I had ever asked of him.Not long after, in a city far from his, I received the signed divorce agreement in the mail. A note was tucked inside with a date and location, asking me to meet him at the courthouse on the first of the following month to finalize everything.The word ‘divorce’ at the end of the note was slightly smudged, as thoug
I'm Done Playing Along Chapter 9
"That's impossible..." Declan's eyes were wide with disbelief."There's no way Wren agreed to a transfer. She promised me a long time ago that she'd always stay by my side. She would never agree to something like this."You're in on it, aren't you? She put you up to this. Get her out here to explain herself right now, or I won't forgive her."The receptionist looked at him the way someone might look at a person who had lost his mind."No wonder she didn't tell you. You're her husband. Instead of hoping she does well in her career, you're standing here saying you won't forgive her unless she explains herself. What exactly did she do wrong that she needs your forgiveness for?"The bluntness of it hit Declan like a slap across the face. It was humiliating, stinging, and terrifying all at once, because it forced him to realize the receptionist might be telling the truth.He suddenly remembered that I had seemed distracted in the days before the family dinner. When he asked what was
I'm Done Playing Along Chapter 8
Declan watched the taxi disappear down the road. His fists were clenched so tightly his knuckles ached, and the emotions surging through him were more than he knew what to do with.He had no way to process them. For years, I had loved him without reservation. No matter how viciously he spoke to me, I would trail after him, eager to make things right, impossible to drive away.No one had ever taught him how to apologize or earn forgiveness.The only thing he could think of was the broken bracelet. If he had it repaired, would that make me happy? It had to be about the bracelet. That was why I was upset. That was why I was shutting him out.Once the thought took hold, he turned the car around without hesitation and went back to the house. He got down on his hands and knees and searched every corner of the room until he had gathered every last fragment.He was just feeling a flicker of relief when the smell of blood hit him.I was already gone. Where was it coming from?Almost with
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I went to the entryway to put on my shoes. Declan was suddenly on edge. He strode over and blocked the door. "Where are you going?"Between the divorce talk and the packed luggage the day before, I had left him deeply shaken. I could see the wariness in his eyes. I did not want a repeat of yesterday, so I came up with an excuse."Work. There's a meeting at the office today, and I have to be there.""Yeah?" The tension in Declan's brow slowly eased, and for the first time, he offered to help. "I'll drive you."I did not refuse. I could always take a cab to the airport once I got to the office.In the car, Declan brought up Petra. "Do you really hate her that much?"Petra had joined Declan a year ago. In that time, I had told him I hated her more times than I could count. Every time, he dismissed it by telling me not to be so petty. I had no idea what answer he was looking for now.I turned to the window. "I wouldn't say I hate her. If anything, I'm grateful to her nowadays."Dec
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Declan threw himself at me like a man unraveling, his voice shaking beyond control. "Blood... Where did the blood come from?""From when I fell yesterday." I pushed his arms away, my smile bitter. "I told you at the time, but you were so sure I was lying."The color drained from Declan's face. "I-I didn't know. I thought—""You thought I was making it up?" I laughed, though it was aimed entirely at myself.He could take every word out of Petra's mouth at face value without a shred of doubt. With me, even after ten years, all he had was suspicion.Sometimes I wondered whether what he felt for me was love or hatred. Even a stranger would not have treated me so poorly.It did not matter anymore. I was done caring."I'm going upstairs to shower and change."Declan grabbed my wrist. My coldness had thrown him off balance, and he did not know what to do with it. His eyes were red. "Go to the hospital first.""No." I pulled free. "Relax. It's just my period. I haven't been sleeping w
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"Declan, I'm bleeding. There's blood everywhere! You have to let me go to the hospital!"It hurts. My stomach hurts so much!"The dread was so overwhelming that I nearly lost my mind. I threw myself at the door, but the cold wooden panels held firm.Declan's voice on the other side was cruel in its indifference."Wren, I've known you for ten years, yet I never realized what a good actress you were."Petra's the one who got hurt. I barely pushed you, but you're screaming about bleeding."Your period isn't even due until next week."I was breaking apart, my voice cracking into sobs. "Exactly! My period isn't until next week, so why am I bleeding?"After six years of agonizing hope, I did not dare name what might be happening. All I knew was that I had to get to a hospital."Declan, I'm begging you, please open the door. I'm really bleeding!"Before Declan could answer, Petra's tearful voice drifted in from somewhere behind him. "Mrs. Mercer, would you really lie through your
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