All Chapters of THE WIFE HE NEVER WANTED : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Chapter 2: The ConfrontationI woke before Miguel.The sun was already filtering through the heavy curtains of the master bedroom, casting the room in a soft grey light. Miguel lay beside me, still asleep, his chest rising and falling in the steady rhythm of deep, alcohol-induced slumber.I slipped out of bed carefully, pulling the silk sheet around myself. My body ached in ways I wasn't ready to think about. But there was something else, something that kept replying in my mind like a broken record.Clara. God, Clara.I needed answers. I needed to understand what had happened, why he'd called out my sister's name.I found him in the shower an hour later, the sound of water running behind the frosted glass doors of the en-suite bathroom. I pressed my hand against her chest like I could hold it still. I waited, wrapped in a borrowed robe, until the water shut off and he emerged in a cloud of steam.Miguel froze when he saw me standing there."Good morning," he said carefully, reaching f

Chapter 4: The Family's Wrath, The Arrangement.I'd been in the east wing for what felt like days.The room was small compared to the master bedroom, sparse, cold, decorated in greys and whites that matched my mood. I hadn't eaten. I'd barely slept. I just sat on the edge of the bed, staring at nothing, waiting for something terrible to happen.It came in the form of raised voices.I could hear Miguel in the hallway below, his voice sharp and controlled, speaking to someone on the phone. I pressed my ear against the door, trying to make out the words."My parents are arriving within the hour," he said, his tone clipped and precise. "We need to organize a proper search. If Clara is missing, we need to involve the authorities. I want my lawyers present for all discussions. Do you understand?"He hung up without waiting for an answer.I sank back onto the bed. His parents. Victoria and Carlos Antonio, people who already despised me because they'd believed Clara's version of events at the