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He Saved Her, I Lost Our Child

He Saved Her, I Lost Our Child

Juline Walden
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For three years, I kept a secret ledger of my husband's sins. A point system to decide exactly when I would leave Blake Santos, the ruthless Underboss of Chicago. I thought the final straw would be him forgetting our anniversary dinner to comfort his "childhood friend," Ariana. I was wrong. The real breaking point came when the restaurant ceiling collapsed. In that split second, Blake didn't look at me. He dove to his right, shielding Ariana with his body, leaving me to be crushed under a half-ton crystal chandelier. I woke up in a sterile hospital room with a shattered leg and a hollow womb. The doctor, trembling and pale, told me my eight-week-old fetus hadn't survived the trauma and blood loss. "We tried to get the O-negative reserves," he stammered, refusing to meet my eyes. "But Dr. Santos ordered us to hold them. He said Miss Whitfield might go into shock from her injuries." "What injuries?" I whispered. "A laceration on her finger," the doctor admitted. "And anxiety." He let our unborn child die to save the blood reserves for his mistress's paper cut. Blake finally walked into my room hours later, smelling of Ariana's perfume, expecting me to be the dutiful, silent wife who understood his "duty." Instead, I picked up my pen and wrote the final entry in my black leather book. *Minus five points. He killed our child.* *Total Score: Zero.* I didn't scream. I didn't cry. I just signed the divorce papers, called my extraction team, and vanished into the rain before he could turn around.

Betrayal Divorce Mafia
Chapter 23
12-30 17:17

He Saved Her, I Lost Our Child Chapter 1

For three years, I kept a secret ledger of my husband's sins.

A point system to decide exactly when I would leave Blake Santos, the ruthless Underboss of Chicago.

I thought the final straw would be him forgetting our anniversary dinner to comfort his "childhood friend," Ariana.

I was wrong.

The real breaking point came when the restaurant ceiling collapsed.

In that split second, Blake didn't look at me. He dove to his right, shielding Ariana with his body, leaving me to be crushed under a half-ton crystal chandelier.

I woke up in a sterile hospital room with a shattered leg and a hollow womb.

The doctor, trembling and pale, told me my eight-week-old fetus hadn't survived the trauma and blood loss.

"We tried to get the O-negative reserves," he stammered, refusing to meet my eyes. "But Dr. Santos ordered us to hold them. He said Miss Whitfield might go into shock from her injuries."

"What injuries?" I whispered.

"A laceration on her finger," the doctor admitted. "And anxiety."

He let our unborn child die to save the blood reserves for his mistress's paper cut.

Blake finally walked into my room hours later, smelling of Ariana's perfume, expecting me to be the dutiful, silent wife who understood his "duty."

Instead, I picked up my pen and wrote the final entry in my black leather book.

*Minus five points. He killed our child.*

*Total Score: Zero.*

I didn't scream. I didn't cry.

I just signed the divorce papers, called my extraction team, and vanished into the rain before he could turn around.

Chapter 1

Caroline POV

My husband, the most ruthless Underboss in the Chicago Outfit, held the evidence of my treason in his blood-stained surgeon's hands. But instead of putting a bullet in my head, he flipped the leather cover shut, tossed the journal back onto the duvet, and dismissed my meticulous plans for freedom as a "cute hobby."

"You have too much time on your hands, Caroline," Blake said, adjusting the cuffs of his bespoke Italian suit. The scent of antiseptic and expensive scotch clung to him-the perfume of a man who spent his days saving lives and his nights ordering deaths.

"An 'Exit Strategy'? Really? You've been watching too many movies."

He didn't bother opening it to page forty-two.

If he had, he would have seen the entry from last week:

*Minus five points. He forgot my birthday to hold her hand during a panic attack.*

"It's not a game, Blake," I said, my voice steady despite the way my heart hammered against my ribs. I was standing in the center of our master closet, a space larger than most people's apartments, surrounded by the velvet and silk trappings of a trophy wife. "It's a record."

He laughed. It was a dry, hollow sound that didn't reach his eyes. His eyes were like shattered ice-beautiful, sharp, and completely cold.

"A record of what? My sins?" He stepped closer, towering over me. He was the Prince of the Santos family, a man who could silence a room just by walking into it. I had married him for duty, to seal a peace treaty between our fathers, but I had stayed because I was foolish enough to fall in love with the monster.

"I protect you, Caroline. I give you this life. You don't exit the Family. You know the rules."

"I know the rules," I whispered. *Omertà.* Silence. Loyalty. "But do you?"

His phone buzzed. The atmosphere in the room curdled instantly. The arrogance vanished, replaced by a frantic, animalistic tension.

He looked at the screen. *Ariana.*

"I have to go," he said, already turning his back on me. "There's been an incident at the gallery."

"We have a dinner reservation with the Senator," I reminded him, though I already knew it was futile. "Blake, this is crucial for the new construction permits."

"Reschedule it," he barked, grabbing his shoulder holster. "Someone threw a Molotov cocktail through her window. She's trapped inside."

He didn't look at me. He didn't kiss me goodbye. He just ran.

I stood there for a moment, staring at the black leather journal on the bed. Slowly, deliberately, I picked up my pen.

*Minus ten points. He chose her crisis over our future.*

Then, I did what a dutiful Mafia wife does. I followed him.

The Whitfield Gallery was a roaring beast of flame by the time my driver pulled up. The heat radiated through the tinted glass of the armored SUV. Police sirens wailed in the distance, but the Santos soldiers were already on the scene, holding back the crowd.

I saw Blake's car screech to a halt. He didn't wait for his bodyguards. He threw open the door and sprinted toward the burning building.

"Blake!" Mark, his Capo and best friend, tried to grab him. "The fire department is two minutes out! Don't be an idiot!"

"She's in there!" Blake roared, shoving Mark aside with a strength fueled by pure panic.

I stepped out of my car. The smoke was thick, acrid, tasting of burning oil and melted plastic. I coughed, waving my hand in front of my face.

"Mrs. Santos, get back in the vehicle," a soldier barked at me.

I ignored him. I watched my husband, the man who claimed to be the epitome of logic and control, dive into a wall of fire.

Minutes stretched into hours. The roof groaned. Sparks showered down like deadly confetti. My stomach twisted into a knot so tight I thought I might vomit.

Then, a shadow emerged from the smoke.

Blake stumbled out, coughing, his expensive suit singed and ruined. In his arms, he cradled a woman.

Ariana.

She was clinging to his neck, her face buried in his chest, sobbing theatrically. She looked pristine, untouched by the flames, protected entirely by his body. He had wrapped his jacket around her, shielding her from every ember.

He carried her to the waiting ambulance like she was made of spun glass. He was whispering to her, stroking her hair, his face twisted in a mask of agony and relief that I had never seen directed at me.

I took a step forward.

Suddenly, a structural beam from the gallery entrance gave way, crashing down onto the sidewalk. Debris flew. A jagged piece of burning wood struck my arm, searing through my silk blouse.

I gasped, clutching my arm. The pain was sharp and immediate.

Blake looked up.

For a split second, our eyes locked across the chaos. He saw me holding my burned arm. He saw the smoke curling around me.

Then, Ariana whimpered in his arms.

He looked back down at her, shouted at the paramedics to prep a stretcher, and climbed into the back of the ambulance with her. The doors slammed shut.

He left me standing on the sidewalk, ash falling on my hair like grey snow, while the soldiers scrambled to check if the Don's granddaughter-in-law was still in one piece.

I looked at the retreating ambulance lights.

I didn't cry. Tears were a luxury I couldn't afford.

I pulled out my phone, opened the digital backup of my ledger, and typed with a shaking thumb.

*Minus twenty points. He walked through fire for the mistress, and let the wife burn.*

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“For three years, I kept a secret ledger of my husband's sins. A point system to decide exactly when I would leave Blake Santos, the ruthless Underboss of Chicago. I thought the final straw would be him forgetting our anniversary dinner to comfort his "childhood friend," Ariana. I was wrong. The real breaking point came when the restaurant ceiling collapsed. In that split second, Blake didn't look at me. He dove to his right, shielding Ariana with his body, leaving me to be crushed under a half-ton crystal chandelier. I woke up in a sterile hospital room with a shattered leg and a hollow womb. The doctor, trembling and pale, told me my eight-week-old fetus hadn't survived the trauma and blood loss. "We tried to get the O-negative reserves," he stammered, refusing to meet my eyes. "But Dr. Santos ordered us to hold them. He said Miss Whitfield might go into shock from her injuries." "What injuries?" I whispered. "A laceration on her finger," the doctor admitted. "And anxiety." He let our unborn child die to save the blood reserves for his mistress's paper cut. Blake finally walked into my room hours later, smelling of Ariana's perfume, expecting me to be the dutiful, silent wife who understood his "duty." Instead, I picked up my pen and wrote the final entry in my black leather book. *Minus five points. He killed our child.* *Total Score: Zero.* I didn't scream. I didn't cry. I just signed the divorce papers, called my extraction team, and vanished into the rain before he could turn around.”
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