“If the child is alive, you’ll become Ruslan’s property again. Do you understand?”
“I’m nobody’s property!”
“You think so. He thinks differently. He fought with his brother. He shot your husband and father. Do you really believe your words will stop him?”
“Ruslan is in prison,” I reminded her. “And I’m talking to you to ask you for help—not to listen to lectures. Will you help me?”
***
He kidnapped me and forced intimacy to get revenge on my father. I had to give birth to an heir. But we lost him. Now I’m getting married to his brother to become part of the most influential family in the city.