Marcelina~
"Can you... Can you take a step back?" I asked, my voice barely steady.
But he didn't move.
Not an inch.
The silence that followed told me everything. He wasn't interested in my comfort or fear. And he definitely wasn't interested in another lie.
"I was desperate," I blurted out, forcing myself to meet his eyes. "I wanted a baby so badly."
I tried to hold his gaze, but it was hard. There was something lethal behind it now. And it scared the living hell out of me.
"I promise it doesn't have anything to do with you," I continued. "You were never supposed to know."
His jaw tightened.
My heart skipped.
"I knew what I was doing was wrong," I admitted, forcing the words out clearly. "But I was too desperate to care."
The silence that followed was heavy and pressing.
"So
