"Dominic, you disgust me."
Amelia spat the words through clenched teeth, every one laced with blood and tears.
She turned to slam the door, but Dominic grabbed her arm, refusing to let go, pressing urgently. "Amelia, explain yourself! What child? We had a child?"
Amelia wrenched her arm free and tried to shut the door.
But Dominic, like a man possessed, shoved his hand into the gap. He let the door crush his hand rather than pull back. "Tell me, Amelia. What happened?"
Sweat beaded on his forehead from the pain, yet he held on.
Amelia watched him, finding it utterly absurd.
She spoke, her voice devoid of any warmth. "You want to know? Fine. I will tell you. We had a child. It was lost because you forced me to donate bone marrow and damaged my health. Later, I was burned in a fire an
