Trapped In My Husband’s Golden Cage
She paused, as if considering me, then dropped me.
I collapsed, gasping, every breath burning in my chest.
"You'd sacrifice yourself for him, huh? After everything I’ve done to help you?! Wow! How touching! How human! How weak!” she yelled at James.
He stared at her, frozen with fear.
"It's called love,” I rasped, coughing violently.
“Love is just chemicals, manifesting through oxytocin and dopamine. Nothing special.” Her eyes glistened with tears. “I loved you once, did you know that? Before the research… before everything. I held you as a baby and thought you were perfect.”