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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

The morgue. The word sent a shockwave through Aria, and she nearly tripped and fell to the ground.


She ignored the sharp pain in her ankle and, using the wall for support, stumbled toward the end of the hall.


Her vision was blurred by a constant stream of tears, and just as she reached out to push open the heavy door to the morgue, she felt a sharp, stinging pain in her neck and collapsed into darkness.


When Aria woke up, it was already evening, and she found herself in a strange, unfamiliar room. She was dressed in a pristine white wedding gown, and a nearby mirror reflected her own face, adorned with flawless makeup.


A sharp pain shot through her head as she tried to remember how she got here. She remembered being on her way to the morgue to see Cade, so how did she wake up in this strange room, in this bizarre outfit?


Whatever the reason, Aria had no time to dwell on it. Her only thought was to find Cade.


Chapter 44