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I squeeze and think of what the hell to say. But only tears fall from my burning eyes.
“What the hell are you crying for?” Isabella murmurs softly.
I sniff and open them to look at her. “Bella,” I whisper. “Get some rest, my love.”
“It’s all I’ve been doing. Resting.” Her hand, with a giant needle taped to a vein, strokes her neck. “The pain has finally stopped, but I need…”
“What?” I get closer. “What do you need, my love?”
“For you to keep calling me that.” She coughs.
“My love. My love.” I kiss that bruised hand, even right on the needle.
She shifts her hips. “Am I still bleeding?”
“A little.”
“It’s never been this bad.” She stares at the ceiling. “My period.”
“Oh, bella.” I lean forward and kiss her swollen nose. Then I kiss every inch of her face, dragging my lips across swaths of blue and yellow skin. What I have to say to her, I can’t say too loud. “You didn’t have your period, my love. You were pregnant. You had a miscarriage.”
She just breathes in shaky waves, staring at me. “How was I pregnant?” Her breath is shaky.
“Birth control pills are only ninety-something percent effective,” I mutter. “And we are newlyweds.”
Isabella moans loudly and pulls me against her, her nails digging into my shirt. “No. No. I’m so sorry.”
“It’s not your fault. They abducted you.”
“It’s my fault. Because I left you.”
“No. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have let you leave. I was angry because of those stupid pills. I didn’t handle it well.” I take a breath, trying to be strong for her. “Look, it’s possible you would have miscarried anyway. You were still taking your pills.”
“Then it’sstillmy fault.”
“No. You had no idea.” We can go round and round on this. “Let’s just get you home, and we’ll…”
“We’ll what?” She looks at me with glassy obsidian eyes.
“We’ll try again. When you’re ready.” I hold her. “Or not. Whatever you want. I love you. I love you so much. It’s not worth losing you over.”
“Youdolove me? I asked you, and—”
I kiss her mouth. “I didn’t know. I didn’t know anything. I’m so sorry.”
“I love you, too. Please, just keep holding me.”
“Forever, bella. I promise.” I breathe into her hair, ignoring the rancid smell from those animals holding my wife in a dirty basement. The house belongs to a slimy motherfucker of a union boss. AndnotSamantha’s father. Lachlan is dealing with Ginna’s scumbag dad as we speak. I’ll let Isabella decide what to do about Ginna.
Allof House Parisi will have to be dealt with. I have their queen.
Mysavage queen.
“I missed you so much.” Isabella is still crying. “Even before they took me, I wanted to call you.”
“Me, too. This will never happen again.” I kiss her forehead. “Whatever you want, Isabella. Kids, no kids. Just please, come home.”
“Okay. My father… My father’s dead.”
