All Chapters of My Baby's Blood, Your Hell: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

Xander Zane was Levaerom's king—rich, untouchable. Five years back, a car crash left him in a coma.But he woke up right after I ditched Steven.My parents always liked him, wanted us together.Since the Zane family drama was messy, we kept his comeback lowkey.I shook my head. "I'm not lying. The baby's his. We're married. Call him."Steven narrowed his eyes. "Yeah right. Like you're not gonna have someone fake it.""I swear, it's real," I shot back.Peggy tossed her phone to him. "I checked. He's still in a coma. And if he did get married, the media would've exploded. Cecilia, if you're gonna lie, at least make it believable."All the stuff online was five years old—his coma, his life, all frozen in time. No one knew he was back.My heart pounded.Then I remembered—I had the marriage certificate. I yanked it from my bag and shoved it at Steven. "Here. Look."He stared at it, dead silent.I let out a breath. "Now do you believe me? Can I go?""Wait." Peggy squinted at the

When I came to, all I saw was white. I turned my head, heart pounding. "My baby... is the baby okay?"The nurse didn't flinch. "The baby's gone."I shut my eyes. Tears streamed down. I already knew—but hearing it crushed me.She watched me cry and sighed. "I heard the baby wasn't even your husband's. If you didn't love him, why marry him?""He's not my husband," I said, my voice sharp.She shook her head like she didn't care. "Don't bother lying. He posted the video. Everyone's seen it. Everyone thinks you cheated and got caught."She shoved her phone into my hand.Apparently, after I blacked out, someone had finally stepped up and rushed me to the hospital.While I was stuck in bed, the video of me getting beat down had blown up. Everyone online was tearing me apart.Before I could even think about defending myself, chaos broke out in the hallway. I pushed past the pain and swung my legs over the bed."Don't move! You just lost the baby!" the nurse said, panicked.I didn't

Steven's face was already puffed from the slaps, but he just kept begging. "Cecilia, I'm sorry. Please, I'm begging you. Hit me all you want—I won't fight back."Xander glanced down. "Cece, you're hurt. Let me handle this.""No." I didn't even blink. "This is for our baby. I'm not letting it go."I turned back to Steven. "Spare you? Not a chance—unless you're ready to die and join my child."At that, his eyes bulged. He looked seconds from peeing himself.Then he snapped at his parents. "Why didn't you tell me about the divorce?"Jennifer shot back, "Didn't I call you?"And yeah—Steven remembered. She had. But he'd been wasted and thought it was a dream. He figured I'd never actually leave. Thought I loved him too much.Now he just dropped to the floor, shaking. Full-on panic mode. If he'd just called back, none of this would've happened.But truth is, Steven was too busy hooking up with Peggy to care. Only now did he finally get how bad he'd blown it.Steven suddenly latched

If Steven and Peggy were just faking it, the docs would catch on fast. If they were actually insane, they'd get treatment—and once their heads cleared, the torment would start again. The only way they'd really feel pain was if they were fully awake for all of it. Otherwise? Too easy.Two weeks later, I checked out the basement.It was dark, damp—disgusting, really. Not fit for anyone to live in.When I saw them in that cage, I barely recognized them. Filthy skin, clothes torn to shreds—they looked like strays that'd been dragged off the street.Peggy spotted me first.She lunged at the bars like a rabid dog. If she wasn't locked up, she probably would've gone for my throat.I smiled. "How does it feel? Regret anything yet?"She shot daggers at me. "Why's your life so perfect, Cecilia? You ditched Steven and bagged Xander Zane?""Because I never betrayed anyone," I said. "But don't get it twisted. I'm not here to forgive. You killed my baby. You're gonna pay."I turned to leave