sun stung

stiff hospital pillows, stari

news site glared back at her: The

e and Alycia from the gala last night. They

shoved open with a violent force.

ode into

re. His tie was loosened. The sharp scent of expensive scotch and Alycia'

ing at the foot of the bed. He didn't lo

He stopped right next to h

ded, his voice dripping with venom. "Using an emergency

oked up

ed for four years, suddenly lo

r voice was weak, but th

e was used to her quiet submission. This sudden def

d snapping out to grip her chin

s breath hot against her face. "I h

ace away, but she was to

re drama to drag me here from the most important night of

k against the pillows, his weight pressing down on the bedf

ized Jun

ing down to protect her freshly sut

other lie, another dramatic act to manipulate him. He reached across her, his knee pre

adiated directly to her torso. A sharp, t

omach. The stitches holding her flesh together

k arching off the bed. Her f

r body go completely r

oked

al gown, right over her lower abdomen. The blood seeped throu

y, his eyes widening for

f cold indifference. He adjusted his cuffs, re

sneered, looking at the blood. "

s pocket. It was a custom r

immediately. The harshness in

e doctors are saying it was just a minor scare, she's being

and glanced over h

rdered coldly. "Stop emba

m, letting the heavy doo

ting, but the nausea churning in her stomach was worse. She felt phy

rembling hand and slamme

the pool of blood on the sheets, she gasped

egan applying pressure to the torn surgical site. "She's he

She stared at the ceiling. Her eyes, once s

than twelve hours, the doctor left with a stern warning that she was to remain

ty. Every muscle in her core screa

e nightstand. She pulled out a folded st

orce ag

back of her hand. A drop of blood welled up and fell,

ut she pressed the tip hard against the pap

d. The massive diamond ring felt

. It slid easily

r of the divorce papers, leaving it on th

hone and texted her

e. I ne

r's orders. She pulled her own clothes out of the s

e tasted blood to keep from crying out in pain

om, leaning heavily agai

iding glass doors of the hospital lobb

She swore to herself, right then and there, tha