Chapter 32

"When he got back from work he had come running in to our bedroom with the biggest smile on his face, it was so unfamiliar that I had forgotten what I wanted to confront him about. He looked so happy, he looked like a changed man as he took me in his arms and covered my face in kisses while saying how much he loved me. Roger had said that I was pregnant, that my scent had changed and he could hear another heartbeat. I had been shocked but I was happy, I had always wanted children and seeing how happy he was made me want to stay with him; despite everything. It didn't matter in that moment that we weren't mates. For the nine months that you stayed within me he showered me with gifts and love, he didn't touch me once, he was a changed man." My mum's voice was bitter.