Chapter 11

Aria POVThe pain was everywhere. In my back from the fall. In my ribs where something had cracked. In my head where it had slammed against the marble. But worst of all was the pain in my abdomen—sharp, cramping, relentless. “Julian!”Selene’s voice cracked, high-pitched and panicked. She released my jaw immediately and spun around, her hand flying to her chest.“Since when have you been there?!”I tried to lift my head to see him, but the movement sent waves of dizziness crashing over me. Through the haze of pain, I could barely make out his silhouette at the entrance to the hallway.Julian’s eyes moved rapidly between me and Selene. His jaw clenched tight, a muscle jumping beneath his skin. His hands were fists at his sides.“I just—” Selene’s voice changed completely. Gone was the cruel satisfaction. Now it was soft, sweet, innocent. Like honey dripping from her tongue. “I missed her so much. I was trying to talk with her.”She stood up gracefully, not a hair out of place despite ev

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Bad memories

Aria POV Between drifting in and out of consciousness, memories surfaced like broken snapshots, each one hurting more than the last.I remembered the day I quit my job to work at Julian’s company. I remembered walking into his office for the interview. He looked so tall, broad-shouldered. He wore a black suit that made him look even more professional. My heart raced seeing him sitting behind his desk. I had loved him since college, even though he never noticed me. To him, I was just another candidate.“Miss Vale, your CV looks impressive,” he’d said that day. Then he paused, studying me. “What if I have a better offer than this job for you?”My eyes widened in confusion. “What would that be?”He walked toward me and gestured for me to sit down. He cleared his throat. “My board wants me married. They want me to have a wife.” His voice was low, businesslike. “Someone with no scandalous past. So would you like to be my wife? A contract wife for just seven years to put all the rumors to

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Chapter 13

Aria POVThe morning light cut through my closed eyelids, forcing them open. I blinked against the brightness, my hand moving instinctively to my stomach. Rubbing in slow circles like I always did. Even though I knew nothing was there anymore. The baby was gone. But I couldn’t seem to stop. My hand kept moving, searching for something that would never be there again.I felt hollow. Like someone had scooped out everything vital and left only an empty shell. I was tired. So tired of everything. Part of me wished desperately that it had all been a nightmare. That I would wake up and my baby would still be there, safe inside me.But the cramping pain low in my abdomen told me otherwise. The IV in my arm told me otherwise. The sterile hospital room told me otherwise.It was real. All of it.When the door opened, I heard the footsteps immediately. Heavy. Controlled. Deliberate.I knew it was him. Julian.“The doctor said you need to rest.”Not How are you? Not Are you okay? Not even I’m sor

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Chapter 11

Bad memories

Chapter 13