My Sister, His Mistress
My twin sister, Rebecca Shaffer, was kidnapped while saving me. The trauma left her with a mental illness that made her lash out at everyone around her. The only person who could get close to her, the only one who could calm her down, was my husband, Ezekiel Roberts.
For the sake of her recovery, my parents insisted that Rebecca move into the master bedroom of my newlywed home.
Whenever Ezekiel and I were intimate, Rebecca would lose control and throw things at me. Then, Ezekiel would scoop her up in his arms and carry her into the bedroom, soothing her with gentle words.
Everyone kept telling me the same thing.
"If Rebecca hadn't tried to save you, she wouldn't be like this now. You owe her this much!"
I had no response to that, so I gave in again and again. That was, until I accidentally overheard a conversation between Rebecca and my parents.
"How much longer do I have to keep pretending to be crazy? I'm so sick of sneaking around like this!"
My parents looked at her with sympathy in their eyes.
Ezekiel gently caressed her stomach and said, "Don't worry. I won't let Rebecca or the baby suffer even a little bit. Once I have Maisie completely under my control, I'll make everything public."
I clutched the pregnancy test report in my hand and let out a bitter laugh. From now on, they would not need to keep up their elaborate charade.
I would leave on my own.