Chapter 6. The Curse

LENA

I've been thinking all night about Carla's pregnancy. While I slept at home alone, he spent nights cheating on me with Carla. What a shameless man he was. He hurt me and had no remorse. Dean was a monster. I know I made the right decision to leave and hide my pregnancy.

I know I had no right to forbid my children from having contact with their father, but Dean was not a good person. I didn't want my kids to have an evil stepmother like Carla.

I felt so lonely in the hotel.

Today was my first prenatal checkup. I was nervous.

When I arrived at the hospital, I waited in the waiting room with the other mothers. Their husbands accompanied all the women, and I was alone. I wanted to cry, but I held back the tears.

I looked at my wedding ring. I still hadn't taken it off because I didn't want to, but I knew it was for the best. I remember Dean proposing to me in front of the whole pack and family.

He organized a huge p