Chapter 161
Elsa
“Elsa, you think you have any bargaining power here?” His voice was
low, almost conversational, but I knew that tone. It was the calm
before the storm.
He moved with the fluid grace, closing the distance between us. His
fingers caught my chin, forcing me to look up at him. I fought the
urge to spit in his face, my breathing becoming shallow and rapid.
“I told you once, and I’ll tell you again–your life is mine. Your future,
your career, your health. Everything. I decide when you work, where
you live, who you see.”
His grip tightened, not enough to hurt but enough to remind me of
his strength. “I said it before–your marriages, your funerals, your
sicknesses, your health–all of it belongs to me.”
I wanted to pull away, to scream, to claw his eyes out–but my
mother’s face flashed before my eyes. Without Drake’s influence,
without his money, how would she get treatment? How would I keep
her safe? The anger inside me collided with paralyzing fear, leaving
me frozen in his grip, my entire body trembling with suppressed rage.
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“You’re a fucking monster,” I whispered, my voice cracking as tears burned behind my eyes. “You took away my mother’s chance at treatment. You gave it to Vera’s father instead.” Tears spilled over, running hot down my cheeks. “Is that what you want? To drive me to the edge until I have nothing left? Until I break completely? You goddamn sadistic piece of shit.”
Drake’s expression hardened, his nostrils flaring, but before he could
respond, Allen stepped forward.
“I can verify that Elsa did miscarry,” he said calmly, his unexpected
intervention causing Drake to release my chin. I stumbled back a
step, wiping furiously at my tears with the back of my hand.
“I have some medical background. My elder brother works at the Twin
Moon Medical Center.”
Drake turned to him, suspicion clear in his stance. “And how exactly
would you verify something like that?”
Allen gestured toward me. “Elsa, may I see your phone? The medical
reports should still be in your email or gallery.”
With trembling fingers, I unlocked my phone, nearly dropping it in
the process. My stomach twisted into knots as I handed it to him.
Allen scrolled through my gallery, stopping on images of the
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gynecological exam report I’d received just days ago–the only
medical documentation I had.
“Here,” Allen said confidently, turning the screen toward Drake. “This
gynecological report shows significant uterine scarring consistent
with multiple pregnancy losses. See these hormone levels? They
indicate recent reproductive trauma.”
I hugged myself tightly, fingernails digging into my arms, feeling
exposed and raw as Allen continued his analysis, expertly weaving
truth with creative interpretation.
“The pattern in her medical history documented here suggests
someone who has experienced multiple pregnancy losses in a short
period. See these white blood cell counts? They indicate her body was
under significant stress.”
Drake’s expression remained impassive, but his eyes were fixed on the
screen. I found myself biting the inside of my cheek until I tasted
blood, desperate to hold back the scream building in my throat.
“Drake,” Allen continued, his voice softer now, “Elsa has been under
enormous pressure these past years. Working sixty–hour weeks,
dealing with her mother’s illness, maintaining your schedule, and
managing pack diplomacy. Her body shows all the signs of chronic
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