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Several months earlier, when the train slowly pulled into the station, Valentina stared out at the snow–covered mountains. She felt a mixture of awe and disbelief, like none of this…
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Chapter 13 Valentina never returned, but Daniel’s marriage to Camille was still legally binding. No matter how much he despised the woman, she was now officially his wife. The reality…
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Chapter 12 That day, Daniel never left the bedroom. He sat alone in the empty room, his fingers unconsciously tracing the faded scarf. Outside, the sky grew dark as the…
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Chapter 11 Daniel’s fingers were wrapped tightly around Camille’s throat. His knuckles had gone white from the pressure, veins bulging on the backs of his hands. Camille was pinned against…
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Chapter 10 For several days after that, Daniel couldn’t focus on anything. He kept telling himself that Valentina couldn’t have really left him. She loved him so deeply. How could…
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Daniel spent two days keeping vigil in Camille’s hospital room. Her pregnancy was unstable. The doctor had ordered strict bed rest, so he stayed by her side constantly, feeding her…
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Chapter 8 “I just found out yesterday…” Camille sobbed. “I haven’t had a chance to tell Daniel yet. Valentina’s heart felt like it was being crushed by an invisible hand….
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Chapter 7Â 1/2Â In the days that followed, Daniel spent every night sharing a bed with Camille. Valentina lay in the room next door, listening to those intimate sounds, losing…
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Chapter 6Â Five days passed before Daniel finally came home with Camille. The moment he walked through the door with bags of health supplements, he spotted the scar on Valentina’s…
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Chapter 5 Amid the shrill wail of ambulance sirens, Daniel was rushed to the hospital. As his next of kin, Valentina mechanically signed one surgical consent form after another. After…