Semua Bab Vampire Husband Lied About His Emotional Disorder, I Faked My Death: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Elena's POVI held my wound, got into the car, and went to the hospital alone.Silver burns healed far more slowly on vampires than ordinary wounds.That night, I barely slept from the pain.The slightest movement of my arm made the wound feel like it was on fire.I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, still making excuses for Adrian.At least he noticed I was hurt.At least he remembered to tell me to get the wound treated.He just didn't know how to show concern. He had an emotional disorder, so he didn't realize his words could hurt me.It wasn't intentional. I couldn't blame him.I talked myself into it, over and over again.Until a few months later, when I found out I was pregnant.I sat there for a long time after the doctor handed me the results.The baby was six weeks along and perfectly healthy.Once I was sure everything was fine, my first instinct was to call Adrian.My finger was already hovering over his name when I stopped.Something this important felt too casual over the

Elena's POVBy the time I got home, dinner was already prepared.The servant saw me come through the door and instinctively glanced outside."Will Mr. Blackwood be home tonight?"I handed her my coat."I don't know.""Then dinner...""Don't wait for him. Go ahead and serve."She paused, then quickly had the kitchen bring out the food.The table was long. The seat at the other end sat empty.I sat down and ate my portion.Halfway through, my phone lit up twice. Nothing important.I tapped the screen and saw that Adrian's chat was still pinned at the top.The last message was from me, sent yesterday."Coming home for dinner tonight?"No reply.The one before that, from the day before."I'm at the gala now. I don't see you. Are you still working?""Will you be home tonight?"Still no reply.I scrolled slowly upward.The chat history went on and on."Did you get to the office?""Business dinner tonight?""If your stomach's bothering you, don't drink too much.""I had the kitchen save dinne

Elena's POVThe first gunshot rang out while the music was still playing.Glass shattered.A silver bullet punched into the wall, leaving a large, blackened scorch mark.The next second, the crowd erupted into chaos."Hunters!"Someone screamed.Guards rushed in immediately.A second bullet sailed over the crowd.Someone shrieked.I was knocked back a step.A hand closed around my wrist.It was Adrian."Stay with me."His voice was low.I froze for a second.His grip was tight.Even in all this chaos, I could feel how cold his skin was.For just an instant, my heart still ached.After the last hunter attack, I had imagined this moment so many times.If we were ever in danger again, would Adrian do what I had done that night? Would he protect his partner?Would he at least, in that one moment, pull me close?Now he was holding my hand.But it was too late.I already knew he had been lying to me all along.Guards quickly surrounded us."Sir, ma'am, this way!"Adrian pulled me toward a si

Adrian's POVI barely slept that night.I tossed and turned. It wasn't until nearly dawn that I managed to lie still for a while.When I opened my eyes, I reached for my phone out of habit.The screen was packed with unread messages.Work.The Elder Council.Post-attack reports from last night.I skimmed through them.Nothing from Elena.I frowned.What was going on with her lately?She used to text me every morning.Sometimes asking what time I would be home.Sometimes reminding me about the day's schedule.But lately she had been getting quieter and quieter.I stared at the message list for a few seconds, and almost tapped into her chat on instinct.My finger touched the screen, and I froze.Last night's images flooded in without warning.The charred trees.The scattered ashes.The blackened ring.I sat on the bed and didn't move for a long time.Elena was dead.The truth came into focus again in that moment.She would never text me again.I opened the chat.The last message was from

Elena's POVMore than a year after leaving the capital, I rarely thought about Adrian anymore.Winter in the north was long.Every morning when I opened the window, a thin layer of snow covered the rooftops.The territory Edmund had arranged for me was remote. The nearest town was small, and few people passed through.No one here knew Elena Blackwood.They only knew that I lived here alone with a newborn.After he was born, I named him Noah.The delivery went smoothly.When the doctor placed him in my arms, his tiny face was scrunched up and he was wailing. I looked down at him, and the tears just came.In that moment, it felt like everything I had suffered was finally behind me.Noah was easy for the most part, except that he was incredibly clingy.The moment I stepped out of sight, he would go looking for me.He had just learned to crawl, and every morning the first thing he did was lift his head and inch his way toward me.This morning, I had barely brought him downstairs when someo