Chased by my Ex Husband novel Chapter 30

Grace

I am back on that road, my nails clawing at the hard surface as I watch Ethan carrying Lily away. In my blurred, and bloodied view, I see her smirk at me smugly.

They don’t stop for me and don’t care if I die. Or maybe, they want me gone so they can enjoy their life together. They had already taken my inheritance, my talent, my future…and now they want my life too.

But why must they hurt my Baby too? I don’t even know if it’s a girl or a boy. I don’t even know what my Baby looks like yet. How can you take it away from me?

As I bleed out, and slowly lose consciousness, I feel the warm hands on my shoulder—a savior’s touch.

I gasp, sitting up on the bed. My eyes blink wide open as I look around the room. Cold air brushes against my naked skin, making me hyperaware of my state.

Horrified, I look down at my bare chest, as the blanket slips away. Color drains from my face, the last night’s memories flashing before my eyes.

I pull the blanket up right away, hiding every inch of my skin up until my neck.

‘ I—I need you. ’ My voice echoes in my ears, making my breath speed up.

“ How are you now? ” Tristin’s deep voice sounds from the corner.

Instinctively, my gaze is drawn to him. He is sitting on the wingchair in the corner, his legs spread and his head resting back tiredly. His eyes, now red-rimmed, show a hint of exhaustion while his hair falls over his forehead, covering half of his eyes.

Tristin Roberto, even if he is disheveled and lazy, is a sight to behold. His eyes, which always remain cold, and the hard lines of his face can steal any girl’s heart in a moment.

But…I can never be one of those girls. And he should never touch me.

“ What happened between us? ” I ask with a heavy heart. “ did we… ”

I can not finish that. I am not a cheater like Ethan.

“ I told you. I won’t touch you while you are still married to Calder. And I didn’t. ” Tristin blinks lazily.

“ Then why am I naked? ” My mouth dries.

“ I didn’t undress you. A female staff member did, Little Butterfly. Your clothes were wet and you could have gotten sick. They needed to be gone. ” He says and tilts his head to the right.

My jumpy nerves calm at his explanation. I grip the blanket to my chest and realize that it slipped down just a moment ago. My heart misses a beat again.

“ I closed my eyes when the blanket dropped, I promise. ” Tristin whispers.

My jaw hangs low as I direct my gaze back at him. He is staring at me, a strange glint in his eyes that sends a wave of heat down my body.

“ You… ” I clench the sheets underneath me with my other hand and sigh. “ You saved me again. ”

“ I told you I will come for you the moment you call me. ” Tristin’s eyes darken, his lips pressing in a thin line.

“ And you did. Thank you. ” My gaze lowers to his chest, now clad in a casual white T-shirt.

He was wearing his suit last night. A suit that got wet under the shower. Suddenly, the whispers of a dark promise make me tremble all over.

“ Your sister drugged you and hired those men. ” Tristin reveals instead of acknowledging my gratitude.

An invisible hand grips my heart. Those words are poisonous. What kind of sister does this?

“ I know. ” I murmur.

“ They were paid to… ” Tristin trails off, stopping himself from saying something like that.

“ Rape me. ” I finish for him. My heart freezes in my chest. “ and record it so she could prove to the world this time that I am the whore and she is the innocent sister. Or maybe, she would have blackmailed me with it to do whatever she wanted. ”