All Chapters of Cherished by My Cripple Husband: Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

High heels clicked loudly against the cracked concrete floor. I forced my swollen, heavy eyelids open, squinting through the dim yellow light of the single desk lamp.My mother, Eleanor, walked into the room.She wore her dark green fur coat, holding a scented handkerchief tightly against her nose as if the very air I breathed was disgusting to her. She looked around the dirty room with sneering eyes before her gaze finally landed on me, tied tight to the cold metal chair."Goodness, Richard," my mother said, her voice sharp and cold, lacking any trace of warmth. "It smells like a sewer in here. Must you keep her in such a filthy place?""She doesn't deserve better, Eleanor," my father growled from the corner, wiping down a long metal rod with a rag. "Besides, no one comes down to these old docks. It is the safest place to finish the transformation."Evelyn sat at the wooden table, humming a cheerful tune to herself as she applied a dark shade of lipstick, matching the color I usually

The small metal door suddenly flies open, and one of my father’s hired guards stumbles into the room. His face has gone deathly pale, sweat runs down his temples, and sheer terror is written across his wide eyes. “We have to leave! Now!” he shouts, his voice breaking as he struggles to catch his breath. “Black armored trucks just smashed through Sector 4’s front gates! It’s Gabriel Vance’s private strike force! They’ve surrounded the entire dock!” My mother shrieks and lets her umbrella fall from her hand. It hits the dusty floor with a dull thud. “What? How could he possibly find us this fast? You promised this place was hidden!” “I don’t know!” the guard cries, stumbling backward toward the hallway. “They have heavy rifles! They’re slaughtering our men at the entrance! If we don’t use the rear sea tunnel immediately, none of us are getting out alive!” The room erupts into chaos. My father’s face darkens to a furious red as he grinds his teeth, panic and rage twisting his featur