You Called Me A Cripple: He Called Me His Wife

n Crawford, had avoided me, repulsed by my cr

my body betrayed me, my desi

of a stranger-a male doctor-I lost control,

he woman he had never forgotten, Vanessa Whitmore, holdi

me, his fingertips brushing slo

, he asked, "Do you

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A

gh the dining hall, drawing a wav

to notice. My eyes were locked

ard restraint. "Ma'am, please don't play

pilling into my voice. "The man

m fell

itress's face softened int

utterly different the woman

the stares and lowered m

o kept p

band, her soft, broken moan

pped up. "Hello, I'm Vanessa Whitmo

essa-was far

Julian had never b

ed you? With your condition, what exac

ulian's face

ed, his hand gripping the woman

that expression

had felt like an obligation to him. Most

had planned-ended with me waiting alo

ayed long enough, he would eve

d all been nothing more

was crushing my chest, stea

the blanket over my legs, my knuckles tigh

tress finally came over to tell me the restaurant was closi

ing a cab was nearly impossible. I had

ard inch by inch, strugglin

r from my place, yet it still took

ived, daylight ha

d was nowhere

m my lips as I looked down

"Someone like me... why w

p ringtone cut th

he wheelchair for so long, bu

e a gynecological follow-up appointment scheduled fo

rown harsh. I froze for a moment b

e, Julian had never touched me.

een reacting lately, a flush of shame crept in

enced anything like that before. So why..

xcellent service, even arrangi

slow, steady breath as I looked at

saw what was insi

le do

surged, and I quickly backed out of the room, glancing

Miss Ashford." A low, magnet

ed sha

young, strikingly handsome, his sharp gaze fixe

ssment rose inside me. "I remember booking an appointment with Dr. Claire

e replied calmly. "I'm cover

fore I could say anything, he had al

on room door s

t sent an inexplicabl

up instin

ing strong, well-defined forearms. He pulled out a pair o

f your c

was wearing, my fingers tightened uncon

adn't left my mind. From the moment I stepped int

ation spread from deep

ce trembling despite

ted his ga

r a second before drifting down

so carefully made heat r

" he said evenly, without

ook a deep breath. Slowly, I lifted the

losed my eyes instead, telling

fingers brushed against the most sensitive pa

get caught for a brief

d lower, his warm breath

d rising in my throat, but m

ut anyway, and my back

ching slightly. "Miss Ashford..