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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

A nondescript grey van was parked around the corner, not far from the estate, and inside, Kendra waited patiently for her prey to walk into the trap. She gently stroked her baby bump, but even in this gesture of maternal affection, the menacing glint in her eyes was unmistakable.


She had been informed of Aria’s return and had been monitoring her movements ever since.


It seemed Aria had lost her memory, but that hadn’t stopped Cade from fixating on her.


Cade, do you really love Aria that much? Well, your precious love is about to be the death of her. And Julian, too.


Kendra and Julian had been childhood friends, and while he had always behaved like a gentleman, there was a cool, courteous distance to him, a faint aloofness she could never quite breach. Whenever he was with Aria, however, he transformed, a genuine, gentle smile always gracing his face.


Chapter 35