Fair play
the soft light of dawn filt
mind groggy and disorient
t rushed back to her- the k
s arms a
tled deep in her stom
y peacefully beside her, hi
e looked so content, so at
had crossed a line. Despi
ity and cruelty, she had be
ill hi
Catherine wrapped herself i
with guilt and confusion.
his position-never imagined
atter how ter
d made her turn. Adam was a
on one elbow. There was a
shake the knot of
y," Adam said,
tighter around her shoulder
is," she whispered, he
d he sat up fully, pulli
on't do this
, her voice trembling. "I don
ecome wha
e side of the bed, his expr
irmly. "Catherine, your husb
t even exist. He cheats on
Why do you still
nds trembling as she wiped
't know how to just..
, gently turning her to fa
ut filled with emotion. "Y
ng you like a property, lik
e better than that. Yo
his words echoing in her
ual, had never shown her a
the fear of what James would
saying, I do," she whispe
ul. He'll take
ly on her shoulders. "You d
eave yet. Have
ook he
olding her hands. "I'll be wi
ave to do t
meeting his gaze. "But...
y life...it's
ere kids, Catherine," Adam
er since we were in Ozyna,
g what you've endured-it br
I don't care about James. I
you, both of you. I'll work h
ld a life
s eyes again, but this time i
surge of emotions that Ada
And he was offering her a
rom the chains
heart torn between fear an
lways been there for her,
couldn't stay with
d softly. "I'll start t
relief washing over him. He
ove and de
sell some of my paintings, get
have everyth
heavy but resolute. She lean
hat she would no l
*
returned from his trip to B
ne was at home that mornin
n the hallway, but this time
e, she h
explaining everything-her m
lawyer listened carefully,
divorce, though it would l
ut Catherine didn't car
paperwork, and as she sign
ed over her. It was happeni
rom his trip, Catherine had
ion she knew w
id coldly, her heart
r, tossing his keys onto t
bothering to ask
l. The man had no shame, no
et him intimid
firmly, her voice steady de
ls
ning as he turned slowly to
irk spreading
?" he asked, h
Catherine repeated,
el sound that echoed throug
rything I have done for you
ne- I o
wn her spine, but she refu
not your property.
I paid a good amount for yo
tion with my father. Then y
eat me like thrash. I'm lea
mor
oice low and menacing. "You
his foolish idea of yours. If
way everything. You'll
thin her ribcage, but she
e already spoke
s darkening with fury. He g
nywhere," he hissed. "I'll de
e
ars, Catherine felt somethin
-defi
, through gritted teeth her
be. "I'm not afra
r and she landed on the gr
hattered. The nanny rushed
e noticed that Cathe
he called. "A
think we need to take he
business. Don'
leaving them there. He wa
e," he thought. "What am I
o his room, his phone rang
peak of t
er," he said as
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