ree: No wh

he dark, empty streets. The road stretched ahead of her, lit only by the soft glow

xt. But staying wasn't an option anymore. She glanced at her phone, sitting on the passenger seat, knowing she couldn't ca

owing inside her. She had to be strong now-for the baby. She MUST protect her chi

e. To them, she had always been Ethan's trophy wife, living the dream with a billionaire husband. If they

ker with each passing mile. How had her life turned into this mess? A loveless marriage, constant hu

r. She couldn't afford to stop. She needed to get far enough away that E

empty. She hadn't even noticed how far she had gone. Reina's stomach twist

un-down, almost abandoned, but it was her only option. She pulled into the station and parked besid

of what she was doing hit her all over again. She had no plan, no destination

not loo

ht air bit at her skin, and she hurried inside the small convenience store attached

e said, handing him the money. Her voice w

filling her car. The gas flowed slowly, and with every passing second, the fear in her chest grew. What if

she would come back. That she always did. But not this time. She wa

t skipped a beat, and panic surged through her. Was it Ethan? Had he already found

couldn't stay here any longer. She quickly replaced the nozzle, go

er she went. The small towns blurred into nothingness, and the highway stretched on, e

where to stay, at

otel on the side of the road. It wasn't much, but it was something. She pulled into t

et M

Reina grabbed her suitcase and walked up to the small office. The man

d quietly, her voice hoa

a key and tossing it onto

d to her room. The door creaked as she opened it, and the room smell

tire body aching from the stress and exhaustion of the night. For the f

ad left behind pressed down on her. Ethan wouldn't give up easily. He would look for

couldn't let Ethan take the child away from her. He didn't love her, and he would never love

start over somewhere far away. But how? She didn't have enough money to keep running. And the baby... she

to pull her into sleep, on

ay to keep him

ow long before Ethan caught up to her