When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Hey!” I only noticed someone else in the room when I heard another man’s voice. I turned around and noticed Armond on the couch. He had his back facing me.

I yelled hysterically, “Where’s Jackson? What did you do to Emma? They have nothing to do with this!”

“Don’t you think you should mind your own business?” Armond rebutted with an arrogant look. He approached me and narrowed his eyes, remarking sarcastically, “I’m suffering behind bars, yet you’re having the best time of your life with Ashton. You’re giving birth to twins soon, aren’t you?”

My heart skipped a beat when I heard his question. “What the hell do you want?”

The man took a deep breath and tucked his hands into his pockets. Holding his chest high, he announced, “Haven’t I said you belong to me? Do you really think I’ll allow you to give birth to Ashton’s children?”

I held my belly with my hands in an attempt to protect my innocent children, yet I was overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness.

single word he had enunciated—he would never consider my innocent children. Since John was aware we had been abducted, it was

to stay calm. When I tried my best to recall the

I sneered and queried, “Since we’re both Ashton’s foes, why won’t you stop picking on

must be clueless about the sort of feelings Ashton has for me. If I can convince him that Ashton holds a grudge against me, I

was the only viable countermeasure at my disposal at that point in

Armond responded with his brows arched in confusion because he seemed to be having a hard time telling the truth behind

to fall for my words. Thus, I went on and added, “I have just gathered my thoughts over the past few weeks. Ashton had long figured out the Murphys were the ones behind his parents’ demise. As he held a grudge against my grandmother and me, he never once treated me as his wife over the two years we were married. When Cameron wanted to search for her daughter, he sent Rebecca, whom I hated the most, to take over my position when I was her daughter. Do you want to take a guess of the reason behind my miscarriage two years ago? It’s him! Do you think I still have a thing for him just because you

my speech, but I resisted

had morphed into nightmares that would keep me awake in the middle of the night. I was afraid the affection he had for me was nothing more than a part of his plan. I was well aware that the vicious man in front of me would show me no mercy. Hence, I had to

to have his children! We fought over the same issue countless times, and I was grounded against my will because of it! It took me a lot of effort to get in touch with John to bring me away from the Fullers.” Sighing, I looked at him in the eyes and stated, “Armond, I’m no longer a young woman.