Replacing My Daughter's Daddy
"Mom… does Daddy not want us anymore? It's my fault for making him angry. Please don't fight with Daddy because of me. If you divorce, I won't have a daddy…"
My throat tightened. I pulled her into my arms and murmured, "It's alright, Lucy… you'll have a new daddy someday."
But in my mind, the past came rushing back unbidden.
Robert and I had dated for three years, then married for eight. He had always treated me like his queen.
After Lucy's birth, I was left with complications that made me unable to conceive again. When his dad demanded we divorce, it was Robert who endured ninety-nine lashes of the Langer family's punishment to keep our marriage.