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Chapter 1

I was at home packing away things I'd bought for my baby when someone suddenly snatched the tiny onesie from my hands."Callum, what are you doing in here? I've knocked three times. Why didn't you answer the door?"I looked up. It was my wife, Elara Wynn. And standing beside her was Soren Ashby, her first love.I'd been so consumed by the loss of our child that I hadn't even heard them come home.Before I could gather my thoughts, Soren reached over and rested a hand on Elara's pregnant belly."Come on, Callum," he said, his concern so obviously feigned that it was almost insulting. "Elara's pregnant with twins, and you're her husband. You should be taking better care of her. Try not to be so careless next time."That was all it took. Elara's expression immediately hardened. "You're my husband, Callum, but somehow Soren pays more attention to me than you do. You're not much of a husband at all."I said nothing. I simply took the onesie back from her and continued folding it, my

Chapter 2

Soren said he was leaving, yet somehow his feet never moved an inch.I was already barely holding myself together after losing my baby, and his little performance was the last thing I needed."What, you can't even afford a baby outfit?" I snapped. "You're so broke that you have to beg other people for one?"Elara immediately stepped in front of him. "That's enough, Callum! Soren is sick. Why are you picking a fight with him? He saved my life once. Of course I'm going to help him. If it weren't for Soren, I wouldn't even be alive today."I almost laughed.Saved her life?All Soren had done was pull her back when she'd been staring at her phone while crossing the street and nearly walked straight into a cyclist.Apparently, that made him her savior.But me? I'd given her my blood. I'd even donated a kidney to her. Somehow, none of that counted for anything.To Elara, those were simply things I was supposed to do. Even our baby had been disposable.It was almost laughable how ob

Chapter 3

My chest tightened at the sight.I'd chosen every one of those things for my baby. They were all I had left of the future I'd once imagined for us.And now Soren was destroying them right in front of me.Anger finally overwhelmed me. "Soren, get your damn feet off those! They're for my baby!""Oh, sorry, Callum. I didn't notice."There wasn't a trace of remorse in his voice. If anything, he pressed down harder, grinding another toy beneath his shoe as he stared straight at me, the challenge in his eyes unmistakable.I lunged forward, desperate to get my baby's things out from under his feet.I hadn't even touched Soren when he suddenly stumbled backward. With a startled cry, he hit the floor hard.Of course.Elara rushed to him immediately and helped him up before turning a cold glare on me. "If you're angry, take it out on me! Soren is seriously ill. How could you hurt him?"Soren sagged against her, clutching lightly at her sleeve. His eyes reddened as he spoke. "Elara, don

Chapter 4

Elara snapped, "Callum, do you really hate Soren and his baby that much? First you bribed the doctor to exaggerate the risks, and now you've gone as far as faking a death certificate just to get rid of them?"Her voice turned icy. "Keep this up, and I'll divorce you."Elara was certain I'd back down. After all, everyone knew how hopelessly devoted I'd always been to her.I'd given her everything. There was a time when I would have given my life for her without a second thought. So naturally, she assumed the threat of divorce would be enough to put me back in my place.What she didn't expect was for me to nod in agreement."Fine. Let's get a divorce." I looked her straight in the eye.She didn't know that our marriage had already ended for me the moment our baby died.Elara stared at me, clearly caught off guard.Soren, on the other hand, could barely hide his satisfaction. "Callum, Elara only said that because she's angry. Don't make a decision you'll regret. Do you really want

Chapter 5

Elara said, "Too bad. I'm not interested in taking you back. Soren is the twins' father now. Although… if you're willing to get down on your knees and apologize to us, maybe I'll let the kids call you Dad. One of them is yours, after all."I stared at her. Had she always been this full of herself?"Don't flatter yourself. I wasn't following you. We happened to run into each other. I'm in a hurry, so if you don't mind, get out of my way."I stepped around them, but Soren moved in front of me before I could leave. "A hurry? Surely you're not meeting someone? I saw you the other morning when I was picking up breakfast for Elara. You came out of your hotel with some woman. The two of you looked pretty cozy..."He deliberately left the rest unsaid. How typical of Soren. He'd give Elara just enough to work with, then let her imagination do the rest.Soren hadn't offered a shred of proof, but Elara believed him anyway. Her face changed instantly. "So that's why you've been ignoring me.

Chapter 6

Elara asked, "Are you sure? Could there be some kind of mistake?"At her insistence, the doctor went through the results again, this time more carefully.Then he handed them to her. "I'm sure, Ms. Wynn. There's only one baby."Elara took the report with trembling hands. She stared at it for what felt like forever, searching for something that wasn't there. Eventually, she had no choice but to accept it. When she spoke again, her voice was barely above a whisper."Then... whose baby is it? Callum's or Soren's?"A DNA test gave her the answer. The doctor returned with the results. "Mr. Ashby is the father."The color drained from Elara's face. "What did you say? It's Soren's? Then Callum's baby…"She couldn't finish her thought. Her breathing turned ragged, and she stumbled, barely catching herself before she fell.Then she looked at me. For the first time, there was no anger in her eyes. No accusation. Just guilt.Only now did she finally understand that I hadn't lied to her.

Chapter 7

I said, "No. Absolutely not."Elara stared at me, confusion flashing across her face. "What are you talking about? Who killed anyone?"I shot Soren a furious look and pointed straight at him. "Him. Soren knew exactly what would happen. He knew the embryo transfer meant we'd lose one baby to save the other, and he went through with it anyway. Our baby is dead because of him."For just a second, panic flickered across Soren's face. Then it was gone. His eyes reddened, and he bit his lip, slipping effortlessly back into the role of the innocent victim."Callum, I know you're grieving. You're angry, and I understand that. I really do. But that doesn't give you the right to accuse me of something like this."Elara immediately stepped between us, shielding Soren behind her. "He's right, Callum. If you're going to accuse him of killing someone, where's your proof? Because without proof, all you're doing is throwing around accusations."Behind her, Soren looked almost smug. He clearly th

Chapter 8

As if on cue, Soren clutched his chest and let out a couple of weak coughs, looking every inch the fragile, dying man.The moment he brought up his cancer, Elara's anger crumbled.She pulled him into her arms, her fury replaced by concern. "Don't talk like that. You're not dying. I won't let you. I'm not angry anymore, okay? Just... take care of yourself. You promised you'd be here when our baby is born, and I'm holding you to that."Soren wrapped his arms around her in return. "I knew you'd forgive me."The two of them gazed at each other like I wasn't even in the room. And there I stood, watching them cling to each other after everything that had happened.I couldn't help but laugh at myself.So that was all our baby's life was worth to Elara?She knew exactly what Soren had done, and she'd forgiven him anyway.What was I supposed to be, then? Just another prop in whatever twisted game the two of them were playing?Still nestled in Elara's arms, Soren shot me a smug look. Th

Chapter 9

"Do you really hate me that much, Callum?" Soren choked out. "Fine. If you want me gone so badly, maybe everyone would be better off without me!"He suddenly lunged toward the wall, but Elara caught him before he could do anything."Soren, stop!" Her eyes were red as she held on to him. "I believe you, okay? You don't have to prove anything. Please, just don't do this."Then she rounded on me. "Is this what you wanted, Callum? Are you seriously not going to stop until you've destroyed him?"I didn't even raise my voice. "Interesting. All I suggested was another examination, and suddenly you're making a scene. You're awfully desperate to avoid those tests, Soren. Got something to hide?"The crowd was starting to have doubts of their own."Wait, he does seem awfully worked up over a simple test.""Exactly. If he's telling the truth, why not just get checked and shut everyone up?""You don't think he actually faked the whole thing, do you?"The mood shifted fast. Soon, the same p

Chapter 10

Soren haughtily said, "You agreed to the procedure, remember? And now you want to act like none of this was your fault? Don't stand there pretending you were some devoted mother. If you cared that much, you would've protected your baby when it mattered."Cruel as it was, he wasn't entirely wrong. Elara didn't love our child or me nearly as much as she'd claimed.Maybe that was exactly why his words hit so hard. She threw herself at him, and within seconds, the two of them were fighting.I'd seen enough. Soren had been exposed, and I'd gotten the justice I'd come for. There was nothing left for me here. Besides, I was running out of time to get my paperwork sorted. I took a breath, turned around, and walked away.The moment Elara realized I was leaving, she broke free from Soren and hurried after me. By the time she caught up, she was breathless, her hair falling loose around her face.I'd always known Elara to be perfectly put together. I'd never seen her look this much of a mess

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