He Chose My Sister. I Went Cold. Chapter 05

He Chose My Sister. I Went Cold. Chapter 05

“How much else have you been hiding from me?”

“I have nothing to do with Cletus!”

I fought back tears as I tried to explain.

But Cletus suddenly reached out and grabbed my wrist, his face twisted in a smile that made my stomach turn.

“Freya, now that you’re some rich man’s wife, you don’t recognize your old flame? I remember that heart-shaped birthmark on your collarbone perfectly.”

Silas went rigid.

A few seconds later, he turned and punched Cletus squarely in the face, knocking him to the floor.

Blood streamed from Cletus’s nose. He scrambled backward, and when he saw Silas advancing on him again, he fled.

Everyone in the ward turned to look at me.

I stood ramrod straight, but my body was shaking.

“I have nothing to do with him. You can investigate. I—”

Before I could finish, Silas slapped me.

I fell to the floor, my ears ringing.

“Freya, how dare you do something like this behind my back?”

My father turned his face away and sighed heavily.

My mother made no effort to hide the disgust on her face.

“I knew there was something wrong with you from the time you were little. Lying, dropping out of school, running with trash. What wouldn’t you do?”

In that moment, they all believed Claire.

I opened my mouth, but before any words came out, a sharp pain tore through my abdomen.

I clutched my stomach and braced myself on the floor, trying to get up and leave.

Silas’s face darkened. He reached out and dragged me back.

“Now you feel ashamed, so you want to run?”

A warm wetness slid down between my legs.

My mind went blank. I turned, raised my hand, and slapped him with all my strength.

“I’m pregnant. I’m losing the baby!”