All Chapters of Marriage of Deceit: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

I turned to her, with a smile. “Ohh!! Since I am ungrateful. Why not keep her at your house? I remembered Dad bought a house for you on your birthday last year. Why not open it for her too since you are so kind to everyone?”She scoffed and went up to me. She is a bit taller than I was because of her heels, so she bent down slightly and whispered to my ears. “Aurora, do you want to disobey your mother? Have you forgotten the feelings of being locked in the freezer room for days?”My leg stiffened on the marble floor as I recalled the memory I had wiped away from my thoughts. Getting looked in the cold room was one of the most cruel things Fiona has ever done to me.I pinched my thighs then forced a smile, “Okay Lizzy, you can stay.”Lizzy stood up and hugged me, “Thank you Aurora.”Rylan stared at me, like he wanted to say something. I know he wasn't happy for another stranger living in his house.“Aurora, I will be leaving with you to the Blackwood mansion. I was also invited to

“My sis here, she’s a weakling!” Orla says with a mocking grin, turning toward her friends. “I can swear she would never do that. This is the same girl that cried over a stray cat dying. She doesn’t have the courage to slap anyone—talk less of beating someone and covering their face. Never. Not Aurora.”She and the girls burst into laughter. Loud and high-pitched, like a chorus of mean girls on stage.Let them keep thinking I’m harmless. Sometimes, that image of me in the Grey house is more useful than a raised voice.Still, a bitter taste builds in my mouth. My throat tightens, but I don’t give them the satisfaction of seeing it.I turn on my heel.“Excuse me,” I say simply, walking away.The moment I step forward, I feel something shift beneath me. My heel catches it….One of the girls had stretched her leg out, perfectly timed and completely deliberate. But I don't know who it was but it was a silver heel. My ankle twists.Everything happened so fast.My arms flail, grasping for

RYLAN’S POVI was very worried, my vision getting blurry as I ran into the main mansion carrying Aurora. I kicked the door open furiously and carried Aurora straight to the bed, my chest rising and falling from panic.She wasn’t moving.She hadn’t opened her eyes once, since they pulled her from that freezing pool water.“Aurora..hey..stay with me,” I whispered, lowering her gently onto the mattress.Her skin was cold. Too cold like she was brought out of a freezer.“Doc!” I barked, and Dr. Arnold rushed over without a word, already pulling on his stethoscope and opening his bag. Asher stood to the side, silent for once, and Red sat in the corner like a ghost, wringing her hands, her face unreadable.“Pulse is weak,” the doctor muttered, frowning as he checked her vitals. “Skin is pale. Breathing shallow. She’s in mild hypothermic shock.”I moved closer. “Why hasn’t she woken up?”The doctor didn’t look at me. He was too focused on her. “Her body’s conserving energy. She must’ve gone

The HOSPITAL – LATE NIGHT – AURORA’S PRIVATE WARD FLOORThe corridors were unusually quiet. The air was thick with disinfectant. It was so cold, quiet and good for crime.Red Blackwood moved gracefully, with a smug face- as she exited Aurora’s ward. She had just finished checking in on the sleeping girl and was heading down the hall when she heard hushed voices in the doctor’s room across the corridor.She paused and peeped into the room but she couldn't hear it.Inside, Fiona stood too close to Dr. Arnold, her tone sugary, but her words anything but sweet.“…I’m just saying,” Fiona whispered, pushing a small velvet pouch across the table. “You said she hasn’t regained consciousness because the infection’s spreading. We both know where that leads.”Dr. Arnold looked down at the pouch, expression tense.“Mrs. Fiona Grey, that's a very serious course of action. I am a Doctor not an assassin."She leaned forward, eyes sharp. “You just have to say her broken leg got infected from the wat

The city lights blurred past the window as Asher drove. My fingers tapped against my thigh, restless at every second feeling heavier than the last. I clenched my iPad in my lap, trying to steady my breathing, but the thought wouldn’t leave me, if I’m late, they’ll cut her leg.The phone call from Anne echoed in my head, restless and scared.“They’re trying to amputate Aurora’s leg. Right now.” She announced on the phone.“No…” I muttered under my breath, rubbing at my chest as if I could push down the weight pressing there. Aurora’s face flashed in my mind, her sad face that always showed, her fake smiles and her stubborn glare. The way she always tried to be happy around me even when her body couldn’t keep up that false facade. I can't lose her, there must be a reason why Grandfather left her to me. Then, BANG!!! A car hit ours from the back.The car jolted violently, tires screeching against the road. Asher cursed, slamming on the brakes. A dark SUV cut across the road, blocking us