**Chapter 70: The Video**The ring on my finger felt like both a promise and a chain.I hadn’t slept. After the beautiful proposal on the terrace, after Damien had made love to me under the stars and whispered that I was going to be his wife, the video had shattered everything. I lay curled on my side in our bed at twenty-eight weeks pregnant, one hand resting on the gentle swell of my belly, the other clutching my phone like it was poisoned.Damien slept beside me, one arm draped possessively over my waist, his breath warm against my neck. Even in sleep he held me like I might disappear. The man who had just knelt and begged me to marry him looked peaceful. Almost human.I opened the video again, volume on low.The woman was stunning — auburn hair, sharp cheekbones, the kind of confidence that came from knowing exactly what she was worth. She laughed at something Damien said, leaning into him, her hand resting on his chest with familiar
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