He Chose My Sister. I Went Cold. Chapter 04

He Chose My Sister. I Went Cold. Chapter 04

My mother chimed in from the side.

“Claire, we’re here. Tell us.”

Claire glanced at me, then seemed to finally make up her mind.

“Silas, my sister lied to you. She had a boyfriend before the wedding, and she didn’t break it off after she got married. She often went to see that man in secret.”

My head buzzed. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Let her finish.”

Silas held me in place and looked coldly at Claire.

“How do you know? What else?”

A flash of smugness crossed Claire’s eyes, but her voice was still laced with sorrow.

“Sis, it’s gone this far. I can’t keep covering for you.”

As she finished, the ward door opened.

When I saw the man standing in the doorway, the blood in my veins turned to ice.

Cletus.

The man my adoptive parents had once tried to marry me off to.

The piece of trash who had tried to force himself on me before I was even an adult.

I had only escaped after smashing something over his head.

Claire’s voice sounded beside my ear.

“This is the man my sister has never been able to let go of. A lot of people in their town know about it. But she never told you.”

“You’re lying!”

I rushed over and slapped her across the face.

My whole body was pulled taut, as if I’d been thrown back into the worst years of my life.

Claire screamed.

The next second, Silas slammed me against the wall.