Semua Bab The Day My Husband Became My Killer: Bab 1 - Bab 8

Seven years ago, Gareth Lancaster, my husband, whom I loved dearly, had me exiled to the Everfrost Plains. It was there that I met my tragic death.Now, after seven years had passed, he brought my older sister, Jillian Fawkes, over in his arms. He proclaimed that he wanted to carve out my heart. When he found out that I was dead, he was furious. He grabbed my daughter, Ivory Fawkes, by the collar and hoisted her into the air."That's impossible! How could Willow Fawkes be dead?" Gareth snarled.After scrutinizing Ivory, he sneered. "How dare a cheap slut who's probably slept with half the men in the world claim to want to reveal the 'truth' to me? I bet that you're some bastard spawn yourself. Now tell where that whore has run off to!"Ivory's feet dangled in the air. Her skin turned blue from lack of air, yet she seemed unfazed. Her expression remained as calm as ever, as if death didn't matter to her."My mother is dead," she said evenly. "All you have to do is enter the house

Gareth continued reading what I'd written."When Jillian announced that she was pregnant, I knew she was lying, but I couldn't tell Gareth that. He wouldn't believe me. Jillian fell down the stairs and used a bag of blood to fake a miscarriage. Then, she falsely accused me of being responsible for her accident."Gareth refused to believe me then. His expression was cold and unrecognizable as he accused me of pushing Jillian down the stairs out of jealousy because she carried his child. He asked me how I could be so vicious."I had no way to defend myself, so he had me locked in the car. In the summer heat, the car felt like an oven. All of the moisture in my body was sucked out of me. I kept banging on the window, begging for him to let me out, but he simply stared icily at me."I spent an entire afternoon in the sweltering car. I fainted at some point, and I had no idea how long I'd been unconscious. But when I saw the blood flowing out beneath me, I finally knew I'd lost a child,

The memory depicted what happened the day the Humans and the Fox clan were besieged by the Serpent clan. The streets ran red with blood, and corpses were piled up like mountains.Dragging my wounded, battered body, I stripped off my cloak and kneeled before Severin Fangborn, the Serpent King. Guiding his hand to my cheek, I said in a seductive tone, "I am willing to serve you, Your Majesty."The Serpentkin soldiers behind us guffawed."See? I told you she's nothing but a whore. Even when surrounded by the corpses of her kin, she's still trying to seduce someone."Severin greedily pressed me to the floor with his hands. I closed my hands and endured the torment. He used me in every way he wanted for three days. Once he finally got tired of me, he shoved me aside."Hey, slut. I'll let you witness your kin die before your eyes," Severin declared before addressing his soldiers. "Enter the city and kill all the males. Bring the pretty young females to me, so that I can teach them about

Gareth continued reading the letter."Time didn't seem to exist out in the Everfrost Plains. There was nothing but unending darkness. Though I felt no fear when imprisoned in Severin's dungeon, I felt true horror out here. "What despaired me the most was the fact that Gareth had truly given up on me. I knew I might never get to see him again. I wanted to die. It was far better than staying alive."That day, I found the carcass of a bear long dead. The other beastkins had gorged on most of its flesh. Only scant shreds of meat still clung to the bones. I figured I'd have one last meal before dying. At the very least, I wouldn't die hungry."It was during that meal I discovered I was pregnant. I was carrying Gareth's child. This child's entrance into my life gave me hope and the will to live on."So that I could give birth to my baby safely in the harshness of the barren Everfrost Plains, I used my beauty and body to trade for food and water. Never had I felt as glad as I did then t