All Chapters of The shadow of his choice : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“Congratulations, Mrs. Leah. You are two weeks pregnant!”"My home doctor, Mr. Smith," he announced, offering me the pregnancy test report with a smile on his face. “Thank you," I said with a smile and shook his hands in excitement. I did not want to show too much excitement in his office, but I was almost breaking with the news I just received now. I have been married to Cole for 3 years. I did not know I was going to be pregnant now, but regardless, I was happy; this meant I was going to be a mother. “It’s a call for celebration." I muttered and gently massaged my belly.I left his office, hoping to break the news to my husband, Cole, tonight. Maybe a baby would make his heart grow fond. I walked down the hallway, looking for Cole. "Mrs. Bryan, you are back home." I turned to find his secretary, just around the corner, coming out from one of the rooms. He had a slightly worried expression on his face, but I did not think much of it.“Have you seen my husband? " I asked, a little

I was dragged down the hallway despite my desperate pleas of innocence. My screams echoed against the cold walls.His stance remains defiant towards me while he attends to my sister. Over his shoulder, a wicked smile crossed Ana’s face as she watched me being dragged. At that moment, I wanted to rip her apart.I watched as Cole carried my sister in his arms to the hospital; moments later, I was thrown into a dark room, and the door slammed shut.That night, I was not given any food, and my stomach kept rumbling in hunger. The next morning, a loud bang woke me up. The door swung open.Cole stood in the doorway, anger written all over his face. Before I could speak, he rushed to where I was, slamming my back against the wall and grabbing me by my throat. “You refuse to know your place, and I am going to teach you." He said coldly.I tried to fight back, but he was stronger than I am. "Leave me alone." "You want her; you can have her to yourself, all you want. I do not care," I said as I

Nothing obviously had changed since Leah had been away. The furniture was still arranged exactly the same way. The marble floors are polished. But something was missing.For three years, he had never really paid attention to the small things. The coffee that was always waiting on the table every morning, documents sorted neatly before meetings, and the soft sound of someone moving around the kitchen before sunrise.Ana sat comfortably on the sofa, scrolling through her phone. When she saw him enter, she smiled brightly.“You’re late today.” She saidHe loosened his tie. "Work," he said, looking distracted.Ana stood from where she was sitting and walked toward him, slipping her arm through his.“You work too much, Cole. Soon everyone will know we’re together, so you should slow down and enjoy life a little." She said while unbuttoning his shirt.Cole gave a small nod, but his attention shifted to the table beside the door; there was a thin envelope on it. With the word "Hospital" on t

“Your screen hasn’t changed in ten minutes.” I turned around and was shocked to find Mark standing there. I didn’t notice when he walked in. “You’ve been watching?” I asked “I’ve been standing here," he replied with a shrug and an expression that I was not sure what it was. “You could’ve said something.” I said, slightly annoyed about the ambush. “You looked like you needed the silence," he said, his gaze shifting back to my screen. His response took me off guard. “I was working,” I replied, masking my little shock. He replied calmly, "No, you were forcing it," he said “And you can tell the difference?” I said, crossing her arms together. "Yes," he replied “That’s a bit arrogant.” I said, while holding his gaze “It’s accurate," he said. "You learn fast," he continued. “I adapt,” I replied, almost smiling “Adaptation implies pressure,” Mark said calmly. “Who’s applying it?” I looked up at him. “Is this part of the job description?” I asked I saw the faintest trace of

Back in Cole’s office it was unusually quiet; he preferred it that way.He stood by the window, hands in his pockets, looking out over the city, but not really seeing it.His mind wandered to the event that happened in the conference room when he heard a knock on his door“Come in," he saidThe door opened immediately, and his secretary stepped in with a tablet in hand. “You asked for the internal reports, sir," he saidCole walked back to his desk and sat. “Does the report contain everything related to the last six months?” he asked. “Especially anything involving… Leah."“Yes, sir," the secretary replied, stepping forward to place the files down neatly.“Anything unusual?” he asked, looking at the files on the tableThe secretary hesitated. “Yes… sir," before he replied finallyThat got his attention. "Explain," he requested.Opening the tablet and pulling up a file. “There are inconsistencies," the secretary said“What kind?” he asked, a frown crossing his face“Timeline discrepanc