The Ghost of Lost Love
"Belle, if the baby dies, it's only what you owe Alice. You killed her child once; now you can repay her."
The words landed like a knife to my chest, but he wasn't done.
"And let's be honest—you and I both know whether that child is even mine. I'll just pretend that baby never existed."
His voice was glacial, the words cutting me so deeply I trembled.
I tried to explain, my voice breaking as I struggled against the weight and my despair. "How could the child not be yours? I would never—"
But I never finished.
The rescue workers began their operation, and the boulder shifted. Before I could protest, the massive stone came crashing down, plunging me into utter darkness.
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