My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Why did she have to bear the blame for what Liliane had done? Was her biggest mistake in her life falling in love with Bradley? Did her love for him essentially hand him the weapon to hurt her? Bradley had used that very weapon to hurt her deeply.

“You think it’s just this one thing?” he asked.

Esther was stunned. What else had she done?

Suddenly, it felt like lightning had pierced the darkness of her mind. She trembled and expressed her suspicions, saying, “Bradley, did you always despise me… because I wanted to marry you?”

This was the question she needed answers to.

Did he truly loathe her so intensely?

Bradley offered no response but forcefully kissed her and pulled her back into the crystal coffin.

washed over Esther. Even without

from everything that had

understood why Bradley harbored such animosity toward her. It was because her presence

her, and that’s why he could exploit her daughters

for why he didn’t use Felix as leverage, it was because Felix stood to inherit the most from Thomas’ will, and Bradley had raised Felix

she had once loved could

“Why, Bradley—”

speak. Instead, he subjected her repeatedly to ecstasy and

Esther, who was nearly lifeless, with disdain. Then, he

like a specter. He turned to catch a glimpse

deep breath to steady himself, and swiftly

left, the basement reverted to its eerie,