The Alpha Daddy's Contractual Bride
Something that I tried to quickly snuff out, but it persisted like a trick candle, always flickering back to life just when I thought it had burnt out.
For a moment, just a moment, an image fluttered into my mind. The image of a family—a real family. A mother, a father, and a little girl. Three people, happy and full of love. The kind of thing I always wished I could provide for Nora, but I never could.
Suddenly, however, the spell was broken.
Charlotte abruptly spilled her drink as her hand jerked, sending water splashing across the tablecloth. Before I could react, she cried out and doubled over, clutching her stomach in pain.