I stared at Zack, my husband, in disbelief. “What did you just say?”He looked completely confused as he gently stroked my hair. “I didn’t say anything, sweetheart.”Then, once again, his inner voice echoed in my ears.“What does she mean by that? Is she looking for trouble? If she weren’t pregnant, I’d beat her to a pulp right now. The baby in her belly belongs to me and Elle. That’s the only use this woman has left."This time, I watched closely. His lips hadn’t moved at all, so what I was hearing was truly his thoughts.I forced down a sip of water, trying to calm the storm raging inside me. My mind kept circling back to the name I’d heard in his thoughts—Elle, and Elle was my elder sister. When we arrived at Mom's, Elle was in the kitchen with Mom, wearing a tight, low-cut dress as she busied herself preparing a big dinner to celebrate my pregnancy. When she caught me looking, she immediately walked over.“You’re the star of the family now that you’re pregnant. Whatever y
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