My Husband Wants Me Dead novel (Esther and Bradley)

Jasper walked mechanically, got to the burned body, and knelt heavily. He reached out his hand, but as soon as his finger brushed the body, he pulled back like it shocked him.

“Esther! I’m so sorry!

“This is all my fault! I promised to keep you safe, but I let you down!

“Esther, I… I…” Jasper’s hands trembled as he tried to hold it. “I’ll take you back.”

Bradley seized Jasper by the collar, his voice filled with threat. “Jasper, you can’t touch her!”

“Can’t? Bradley, what gives you the right to stop me?”

Bradley couldn’t believe this burned body was Esther, but he wouldn’t let Jasper near her, even if she was just a body.

is my wife,” Bradley declared for all to hear, which made Jasper

turned to Bradley and asked, “If she’s your wife, where’s the marriage

claim Esther is your wife, but did you ever treat her like one? Not even for

Ask the firefighters, the police, the doctors. Ask them how they treat their

of them would lock up their wives like you did? You falsely accused her and

prison! Did you know she had one boy and two girls there? When you used her kids against her, did you see

again and again, did you think of her

her name, but did you ever apologize for sending her to prison

you. She’d rather die than have anything to do

be at her funeral, and you