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Chapter Sixteen — Shattered Crowns
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RACHEL pov When I opened my eyes, the world felt unfamiliar as though I had been dropped into someone else’s life without warning and for a few seconds. I simply stared at the ceiling, trying to understand why it was white and why it smelled of antiseptic and why my body felt so heavy like something had been carved out of me, not just physically but emotionally. The beeping sound beside me became clearer, and I realized I was in a hospital.I turned my head slowly and the first face I saw was my father’s. He looked older than I remembered from just a few days ago, and that realization alone broke something inside me because my pain was no longer mine alone. it was written across his forehead in deep lines and in the redness of his eyes as though he had not slept at all. and the moment our eyes met, tears rushed out of mine without permission. “Daddy,” I whispered, and my voice sounded small even to me.He leaned forward, immediately taking my hand carefully, and
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DAVE pov “I don’t understand what you’re saying. I never did anything that would hurt Rachel, so shut the hell up.” My voice cracks the air, harsher than I intended, but I am beyond caring about tone or composure . The chains around my wrists bite into my skin as I pull forward. Betty laughed not a soft laugh nor a nervous one, but a loud, mocking one that made he feel more irritated. “Do you really think I don’t know?” she asks, her eyes gleaming in a way that makes something cold slide down my spine. “Do you really think I haven’t known for years?” I stare at her, trying to read her face, trying to understand where this twisted script is coming from, but she is looking at me like she finally has me exactly where she wants me.“You’re the reason Nathan lost his kidney right,” she says slowly, savouring each word as though she’s peeling back my skin. “You were the masked man under the bridge. You were the one who pulled the trigger and shut at Nathan.” For a mome
She Died as His Wife, Returned as His Nightmare Chapter 56
Rachel pov The moment Betty pulled off that mask and I saw her face smiling at me like this was some kind of victory celebration, something inside my chest tore open so violently that I did not even recognize the sound that came out of my mouth. It was not just a scream. It was broken. It was shattered. It was the sound of betrayal taking physical form.“Betty…” My voice trembled uncontrollably, my whole body shaking as tears flooded my eyes. “You… you actually did this to me… you…” My knees felt weak but I was still holding my babies, clutching them so tightly I was afraid I might hurt them, yet terrified that if I loosened my grip even a little, someone would snatch them again. “Oh my God, Betty, why?” I cried. “What have I ever done to you? I thought… I thought we were friends.""""”The word "friends" felt foolish the moment it left my lips.She laughed, not nervously, not regretfully but mockingly. “You stole my man from me,” she said, with her voice sharp and
She Died as His Wife, Returned as His Nightmare Chapter 55
Rachel povThat night felt like it would never end. The hospital room was quiet, but my heart was louder than everything the machines, the footsteps in the hallway, even my own breathing I lay there staring at the ceiling, unable to close my eyes for more than a few seconds because every time. I tried the image and came back to me, my babies crying their tiny bodies shaking while someone hurt them, and I kept asking myself what kind of mother sleeps while her children are in pain My body was exhausted my stitches burned every time I shifted even slightly but the pain did not matter I welcomed it because it reminded me that I was still alive and if I was alive then I could still fight for them Dave was sitting beside me in the chair he had not moved for a long time. I could feel his eyes on me, watching every breath every movement “Babe please try to sleep,” he said softly. I turned my head slowly to look at him. How could I explain that sleep was impossible
She Died as His Wife, Returned as His Nightmare Chapter 54
Rachel pov I could not stop crying. It was not the kind of crying that comes quietly and fades after a few minutes it was violent it was uncontrollable it was the kind that drags from the deepest part of your soul and tears you open from the inside My body was still weak from surgery. My stitches burning every time I moved, but none of that,compared to what I had just seen. My babies, my innocent little babies tied down, crying their tiny bodies shaking in fear while someone raised a whip against them. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw it again. I heard it again. The sound of the lash, their screams, Dave was holding me trying to calm me down, but I felt like I was drowning, and he was the only solid thing in the room, yet at the same time, I felt betrayed, Because when I asked him earlier, He looked into my eyes, And he said they were fine I pulled back from his chest slowly. My tears blurred my vision, but I forced myself to look at him“So you knew”My voice cra
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Melissa povBy the time Betty arrived, I was already losing my mindI had been pacing up and down the sitting room for almost twenty minutes replaying the way Dave kicked my door open replaying the look in his eyes replaying the way his fingers tightened around my throat like he would not hesitate to end me if he had even a little proof I have seen him angry before, but today was differentToday, there was something colder in himSomething calculated. The doorbell rang, and I rushed to open itBetty walked in like she owned the place, her heels clicking confidently against the tiled floor her expression relaxed like we were meeting for brunch instead of discussing a kidnapping She dropped her handbag on the table and sat down, crossing her legs elegantly“I hope whatever you called me for is important,” she said lazily “because I was about to leave for the club”I shut the door and turned to her“Dave was here,” I said immediatelyShe raised a brow“And”
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