My Kidney For His Mistress: Never Again

ays," En

ss. "You sever ties with him completely. You walk out of that life, and y

days,"

come back to the

lf and the very real throb of a missing heart. When I was finally discharged, a driver came for me. Not

ttoning his cuffs, standing in front of the floor-to-ce

tion rather than turning to face me. "Good.

ely clutching my side. "I

silk tie, his tone bored. "This is important. Your father is waveri

ointed to a box on the bed. "I

. It would cover the fresh incision, but the corset was u

blood red. I put on the mask

air smelled of cloying perfume and thick fear. As we walked i

s fingers dug into my fles

gainst my temple. "You

at one," I w

nter of the room. He signaled the band

is a night of celebration. I want to honor the w

hed into his pocket and

ar, looked smug, swirling his scotch. This was

chandelier lights. It was beautiful. It was cold. And I kn

an to

an

shattered

white, looking like a frail, tragic angel. She swayed on her

head. She collapsed, tumbling down the f

idn't h

didn't close the ring b

h a dull thud, the ring bouncing out an

hoved guests aside, sprinting u

d, scooping her up in h

mell his cologne mixed with her floral scent. He

ple stared at the empty space where the

left standing at the altar

ofia's head was resting on Dant

o a small, venomous smile. She mouthed five

never b

on the floor. I didn't pic