The Wife He Never Loved
“Stay for eight months, play the good wife, and St. Catherine’s keeps helping all those children you care so much about. Leave now, and I will make one call tomorrow morning. Your choice.”
I stared at him, this monster wearing my husband’s face. “Why?” My voice broke.
“Why are you doing this? Why do you hate me so much?”
He was quiet for a long moment. Then he scoffed, the sound sharp and dismissive.
“You want to know why?” He picked up both suitcases and started toward the elevator.
“Blame yourself for being stupid.”
I gasped not expecting his words.
“I didn’t force you to marry me, Aria. You walked down that aisle with stars in your eyes, thinking this was some fairy tale.”