Semua Bab Put a Leash on My Ex-husband : Bab 1 - Bab 4

"Ma'am, why are you sitting on the floor?"I didn't even hear the door open. Aunt Jenny's voice pulled me back from whatever place my mind had drifted into. She stood at the door, holding a small tray with a glass of water and a little white pill. Her brows knit together, confusion and concern playing across her features.I turned my back to her, blinked hard to chase away the tears, and slowly stood. My legs ached, and the soles of my feet throbbed."What is it?" My voice was dry, distant."Mr. Lucien asked me to bring this up to you before he left." She hesitated as she stepped closer, holding out the tray.I didn't need to ask. I already knew. Birth control. Again.Something inside me crumbled like ash. The man I called my husband didn't even want to leave the possibility of a child between us. I reached out with trembling fingers, took the pill, and swallowed it in front of her.Aunt Jenny nodded silently and left. The door clicked shut behind her, and I was alone again.I moved l

Pfft… cough, cough.Water sprayed down my chin as I coughed, choking on the sip I’d just taken. My lungs burned, but I barely had time to recover before Lucien’s voice sliced through the air.“Talk.”His tone was ice—flat and hard enough to cut glass. I wiped my mouth, lifting my eyes to meet his, heat rising in my chest.“Is it me who can miraculously conceive without sperm, or are you secretly capable of remote impregnation now?” My voice came out sharp, laced with fury. “Remind me—when exactly did you stop being so damn careful?”The air thickened between us, the edge in my words practically vibrating in the space.“You’ve got a nasty tongue,” he muttered with a hollow laugh.But I saw it in his eyes—he didn’t believe I was pregnant. He didn’t push. He didn’t ask when how or why. He just moved.Lucien dropped to one knee beside the bed and opened the first aid kit, pulling out antiseptic like it was routine. And maybe for him, it was. He reached for my ankle, and I didn’t pull away