LOGIN[WARNING: MATURE CONTENT] Being the third party in a relationship cuts deeper than any blade ever could. I watch him glorify her, obsess over her, pour every ounce of his devotion into someone who will never be his wife. The bitter irony tastes like poison on my tongue. I deserve that consuming passion, that unwavering dedication. After all, I'm the one who wears his ring, bears his name, shares his bed. Yet when he looks at me, there's nothing. Just cold, empty indifference. "You are nobody to me." His words echo through my memory like a death knell. "It's impossible for me to care about you. The only person I want isn't here because of you." The marriage was nothing more than a business transaction. I realized this truth far too late.
View MoreEVANGELINEMy gaze remained fixed on the doctor, unblinking as overwhelming shock washed over me.Liver failure.The words didn't seem real.I opened my mouth in disbelief, but no sound came out.Then a laugh bubbled up, completely inappropriate and uncontrollable. It quickly turned into loud, unrestrained giggles that I couldn't stop as I looked at Gael.His face was dark and thunderous, more serious than I'd ever seen it. For the first time since I'd known him, I saw genuine shock decorating his usually composed features.I laughed harder, the sound bordering on hysterical as my gaze darted between the doctor's surprised face and Gael's stunned expression."Yesterday, I was actively looking for a way to kill myself. Now there's a time bomb inside me that's going to do the job for me."Tears formed at the edges of my eyes, though whether from laughter or despair, I couldn't tell."Don't worry, Mrs. Dettling. We'll strive to find a suitable donor for you as quickly as possible. Don't
EVANGELINE"I'm a ghost wearing a dead baby's name, living in a dead woman's place! I'm built on a foundation of corpses and crimes! How many people had to suffer for me to exist as Evangeline Morrison?" My voice rose with each word, climbing higher and higher until I was nearly screaming."You're not..." Gael started to speak, but I cut him off."Don't tell me I'm not those things! Don't tell me I'm real when everything about me is fake!" My entire body shook with sobs.Gael ran his palm up and down my back in long, soothing strokes. "You're not nothing. You're not fake. You're Evangeline. You're real. You're here, in front of me, breathing, alive and real.""But who is Evangeline?" My voice broke on every syllable. "The dead baby? The stolen orphan? The fake daughter? Which one am I supposed to be? I don't even know my real name! I don't know when I was actually born! I don't know where I came from or who my real parents were! Everything about me is a lie!""You're the woman in fron
EVANGELINEGael's eyes searched mine with an intensity that made me want to look away, checking the sincerity behind my request and probably trying to gauge whether I could handle what he was about to tell me.Then he reached for my hand and cradled my fingers."Are you sure?" The question was loaded with meaning, a final chance to turn back before crossing a line we couldn't uncross.I stayed still for a long moment while our eyes remained locked. Then I nodded slowly.My heart pounded so hard I thought he must be able to hear it in the quiet room.Gael's gaze softened. I could see the reluctance in his eyes, the way he clearly didn't want to be the one to destroy whatever remained of my world. He knew how much I needed to know, understood that the not knowing was eating me alive.I pulled back slightly to look at him. "I'm sure you know everything, Gael. Tell me the truth. Where am I from?" My voice cracked on the last word.Gael's palm moved to stroke the back of my hand while his
EVANGELINEMy mind felt disconnected from reality, as though I were watching everything unfold from somewhere far away.I couldn't process the weight of his words or the meaning behind them, couldn't make sense of anything except the overwhelming need to escape.When Gael tried to pull me back toward the hospital entrance, I planted my feet firmly on the ground and refused to move another step."I don't want to go back there." My body started trembling again, more violently this time.Gael’s gaze moved between my bare, injured legs and my terrified face. Without warning, he bent down and scooped me into his arms as though I weighed nothing at all.My arms instinctively wrapped around his neck, seeking stability in the chaos consuming me.I found myself staring at his profile, at the hard line of his jaw, at the exhaustion carved into every feature of his face. He looked as though he hadn't slept in days, as though the weight of the world rested on his shoulders and he was barely manag
EVANGELINEThe noise inside my mind was intense when consciousness began to return.A bright light penetrated my closed eyelids and I squeezed my eyes tighter, but the light was relentless.Pain swept through my joints when I tried to move and a faint groan escaped my lips.When my eyes finally adjusted, my gaze wandered slowly around the room. The walls were white, sterile and the air smelled of disinfectant. Also, there was a steady beeping sound nearby.The events began flowing through my mind at a rapid pace. The argument I'd overheard, the devastating revelations, the razor in my hand, the blood on the bathroom floor.My chest began to rise and fall at an unstable rate, and tears covered my eyes.My faint moans quickly turned into loud screams. I hadn't succeeded in ending my pain."Ma'am, can you hear me? Are you okay?"I looked at the young woman speaking. She was wearing medical scrubs in cheerful colors that seemed obscenely bright.I raised my wrist and saw the bandage wrapp
EVANGELINEGael stopped in front of me, scanning my face with eyebrows drawn downward in worry, taking in my tear-streaked cheeks, my swollen eyes, my trembling lips.My lower lip trembled, and my breathing quickened as I tried to form words. There was so much I needed to tell him, so much pain that needed to be expressed, but I didn't know where to begin."I... I..."He cut off my attempt at speech by pulling my body to his chest.His arms tightened around me as if he wanted to hide me inside his ribcage, protecting me from the entire world and all its cruelties.I buried my face in his shoulder and returned the embrace, wrapping my arms around his waist.I needed someone to hold me. I was drowning in seas of despair, and he was the only lifeline I could reach, regardless of his motives or the circumstances that had brought us together.My body began to shake with the intensity of my crying, each sob wracking my frame with violent force."They broke me." My words came out muffled int












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