Chapter 89. What If?

Scott

The house felt empty and void without Eliana. A darkness loomed, leaving a sour taste on my tongue.

An hour into the charade and I was already at the brink of losing it. I had to set some sort of boundaries because she was already crossing them. Breathing the air in my home was one of them.

I dragged myself downstairs. The sheer joy on her face when she noticed my presence infuriated me.

“You know, with Eliana gone, we can finally discuss this new chapter—parenthood.”

Parenthood? How could anyone be so foolish? I could have sworn this was a lie. A lie that was inconsistent. If she had tugged at her shirt any further, her nipples would have been in plain sight.

“Listen here, you’re carrying my child, which means I’ll take care of your needs as well as those of the child.”

She grinned from ear to ear, lifting her skirt to expose her thighs. I couldn’t believe I had actually fucked this bitch in the past. Shame.

“The baby and