Madelyn glanced at Ethan and quickly looked away, feeling guilty. She was not sure if it was because she had used him or kept secrets from him.

Ethan said, “The doctors said it’s just appendicitis, nothing serious. You’ll be fine soon, okay? Just stay here in the hospital-”

Interrupting him, Madelyn, looking down and leaning against the bed, stared at her hand on the blanket. Her hair was a mess, and she looked pale and tired. “It wasn’t appendicitis; it was a hysterectomy.”

felt a wave of sadness wash over him. After saying that, Madelyn felt a bit better, but she still could not bring herself to look at him. “The appendicitis surgery was a lie that I told my dad. I

the eyes, and said slowly, “If my dad knew I couldn’t have kids, I probably wouldn’t even get to finish high school, much less go to college. After high school, I might even be sold off, maybe to older guys who already have families, since it doesn’t matter to them whether or not I can have kids. She

family is really like?’ Ethan wondered, holding her ice- cold hand. “Madelyn… if two people really love each other, it doesn’t

the most loving relationship can fall apart one day. The only reason I went to the Arnold family was to use your power to get away from all this danger. I’m so sorry… I really didn’t want to lie to

since I told you how I feel, I knew I’d always

could not believe it. Nobody had ever told her that before. No one had ever assured her that it was okay not to

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