I watched as Ethan’s expression changed from concern to shock, then anger.“She had an abortion?” he asked, whispering under his breath but loud enough for the whole room to hear.“Well yes, you know I said my friend works at the hospital, she…”“Just shut up Jennifer, what nonsense are you spilling out of your nasty mouth,” Xavier roared, his body vibrating with anger.I watched as Jennifer flinched from fear, she shifted closer to Ethan, her thin arms wrapping around his waist as her eyes filled with tears.“I’m so sorry Leah and Xavier. Oh my! My mouth, I never meant to hurt you or expose your personal life that way,” she said, her voice cracking as tears streaming down her face. Her expression appeared weak and frail as she held onto Ethan like her life depended on it.Her crying seemed to snap Ethan out of his thoughts, because the moment his eyes landed on her tear-streaked face, his expression turned to steel.“How dare you?” he asked coldly, his posture brimming with tension,
“Take the child and kill it, a woman like her does not deserve to bear a child and worst be a mother,” one of them said, and immediately my baby was snatched from me.I shouted, screaming and begging for mercy as they tossed my child on the floor. They held my hands and legs down on the ground making me unable to move.I watched her—she carried a huge rock, kicking my baby to her feet. Raising her hands holding the rock up, she slammed it down on my babyMy baby’s piercing cry of pain, along with mine echoed, as I jolted awake.“It’s okay, Leah. It’s okay, it’s just a dream,” I heard Xavier's voice come through the darkness.“My…my baby. Xavier, they…they… took my baby, they are going to kill him,” I stammered through my words, my entire body trembling from fear.“I’m sorry Leah,” he said softly.“No…no…no you don’t understand. They took my baby Xavier, she took him. I saw her. She wants to kill him. Please save my child, Xavier. I’m your friend right, for the sake of our relations
“And I’m fucking sorry for that, Leah,” he said.“Why? Why did you do it, Xavier? I loved you so much, so why did you do it? Why did you sleep with Natasha?” I asked, my vulnerability seeping through my tone. And I felt shitter than ever. I so badly wanted to put the blame on somebody, and it all fell to him.If I had not caught him fucking Natasha that day, I would have never gone to that club where I met Ethan. And then maybe—just maybe I would not feel as much pain as I felt right now.“There are some things that are better kept hidden, Leah,” he said darkly. His voice did not leave any room for further questioning.“Why are you not judging me, Xavier? I got pregnant, and I’m sure you know clearly it’s not yours, so why are you not judging me?” I asked brokenly.“Because I don’t blame you, Leah. I never deserved you anyway. I had already soiled myself with Natasha, so I don’t blame you one bit,” he whispered dejectedly and tremors broke through my body again, as I sobbed in his arm
“I’m sorry, Leah. I’m so fucking sorry,” Xavier said as he held me tightly to his chest, kissing my hair softly, while muttering sorry continuously.My mind barely recognized that I was being held by the same man that I had loved since childhood, the same man that broke my heart into pieces sleeping with my sister. The very man that was currently working with my stepmother to destroy me. I could barely think of all his misdeeds and shortcomings towards me. All I needed now was comfort, and he was there to provide it for me.I leaned into his hold, completely breaking down as I wailed for my little baby—the child I never got a chance to hold, and worst of all, I was never given the opportunity to watch it grow inside of me. He held me tightly to his chest caressing my head while I cried. My tears dampened his button-down shirt but he did not seem to mind because he tightened his hold around my waist, still muttering sorry.I don’t know how long I stayed there for, or when my tears fi
“It is good you brought her here on time, Mr Kingsley, you saved her life. The beatings were severe, and definitely aimed to damage Miss Harnes, I suggest you report the case to the station immediately,” “Fortunately, we were able to make her stable. Your fiancee suffered blunt trauma in her head and legs due to the assaults, four broken ribs and an incomplete ab…,” a masculine voice said as I struggled to open my eyes.The blinding white lights were the first to greet me, making me flinch as I observed where I was.The monitor beside me beeped steadily, and pain shot all over my body making me groan.“Leah,” a soft velvety voice called.I looked in the direction of it as a sad smile tipped up on my face.There he stood—Xavier, his worried eyes on me, as the doctor who stood beside him walked towards me.“How do you feel, Miss Harnes?” the doctor asked, making my eyes snap to his.“What am I doing here?” I asked, my voice sounding cracked and sore startling me at the pain I felt.“Mi
“Please Jennifer, I don't have time for this, I am currently in grave danger. People are looking for me, they are going to…” “Oh shut the hell up Leah. And so what if you are in danger, deal with it yourself. I see no reason why you should involve my future husband. Ethan is currently still asleep in my bed, we had a long, wild night,” She said smugly. And immediately my phone beeped with a notification.I opened it to see Jennifer had sent me a picture of Ethan shirtless on a bed, with a blanket around his waist. He looked so peacefully asleep. So he really spent the night. That's why he never came back last night. My heart trembled in pain—seeing the evidence clearly although I had already known made it hurt worse.“There she is, drag her to me, we'll teach her a lesson, that’ll mark her for life,” a voice shouted. My body shook and the phone fell from my hands.“Please, please Jennifer i beg you. Inform Ethan, or please help me yourself, these people might kill me,” I pleaded th