HE LIFTED THE BLANKET EXPECTING TO FIND PROOF HIS PREGNANT WIFE HAD BETRAYED HIM

over her stomach, an IV taped to her wrist. Without fear tightening her features, she looked younger.

A nurse sat nearby, watching the monitor.

“Has she been awake?” Lucas asked.

“Briefly. She asked for you.”

He took a seat beside the bed and gently touched her fingers.

Emma’s eyes opened slightly.

“Did they come?”

“Yes.”

“Did you believe them?”

“No.”

But Emma continue reading …