Frozen Cargo, A Betrayed Wife

tlas's gut. His breath hitched, a strangled sound escaping his throat. His knees buc

's not... that's not hers. It can't be." He shook

crawling, out of the opulent lobby and into the frigid mountain air. The valet lot was cordoned off with yellow police tape, flashing blue a

gurney. Atlas froze, his eyes fixed on the white sheet that covered a small, still form. His heart h

urned his lungs, but he felt nothing but a chilling dread. He stopped beside the gurney, his

a trembling hand, then pulled it back, as if afraid to tou

onest sound I had heard from him in years. He grabbed the e

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over his own feet, falling heavily onto the snow-covered asphalt. His hands

echoing in the sudden silence

a strange curiosity filling me. You hated me. You wanted me gone. Why are y

saw the gurney, saw my still form, and clutched her hand to her mouth, letting out a small

ace. He buried his face in her shoulder, his body trembling violently. "She's... she's

n when I am gone. He still only wants Kacie. It was a truth I had know

, their faces somber, their whispers hushed. They looked at

to the local police station for questioning. The room w

y his side. "She was mentally unstable, prone to wandering. She must have gotten out o

from the image of my frozen body. He nodded mech

ted the preliminary examination of Mrs. Forbes' body." He paused, his gaze fixed on Atlas. "It appears Mrs. Forb

.. but she wasn't pregnant." He looked at Kacie

rse not! Atlas made sure she took precautions. She cou

roximately three months pregnant. The miscarriage appears to have been chemi

ning. "These are birth control, Elsie," he'd said, his voice flat. "Don't you dare get pregnant. I want no mor

e of pain, a spiritual pain, washing over me. But Kacie... K

e. "This bottle was found in her pocket. Residue tests confirm it contained a potent abor

ly, turned his head to Kacie. His eyes, once glazed

She was desperate to keep you! She was probably trying to frame me!" She pointed a trembling finger at me, the invisible me, thr

ved you! I just wanted you to look at me! A new memory clawed its way to the surface. The strange man from the cellar. His cold hands. Kacie, standing nearby, wa