ManyWriters

I sold my body to my husband, Cade Sterling.
One hundred thousand dollars. That was his price for a night with me. The only thing keeping our son, Leo, alive.
My stepmother whispered lies in his ear, and he believed them. He forced another woman into our bed while I was forced onto an operating table.
"You're pregnant," the nurse said, her voice a sterile blade. "Mr. Sterling has requested a termination."
Then, I was forced to watch my son Leo, my only reason for living, leap from a cliff to save me from further torment.
He was gone.
My husband had murdered our first child, and now our second. There was nothing left to live for.
In the cold, scarlet water of the bathtub, I finally let go.
But as darkness claimed me, I didn't know the truth was a far more cruel and twisted thing than I could have ever imagined.
And that Cade Sterling, my tormentor, was about to pay a price far greater than money could ever cover.

His Ruinous Price

“Darby, hold on a minute, the camera’s not set up right. let’s get the angle perfect first.”


Dawson had brought several camcorders and a still camera just for this occasion.


Aria looked at the equipment in disbelief, wondering what their true goal was. Why were they setting up recorders?


Dawson Darbynoticed her confusion and answered with a wicked grin. “Bitch, someone paid us to kill you, but before that, we have to ruin your reputation completely. Your enthusiastic cooperation tonight will get us some great pictures, which we can sell for a very good price.”


Aria trembled with a new kind of fear at his words.


She had only just returned to New York. She couldn't remember ever offending someone so deeply that they would want her dead.


The thought was dismissed almost as quickly as it formed. Despite the bitter animosity between them, she couldn’t believe he would resort to something so vile. But if not him, who else could it be?


Chapter 36