Rebirth After Being Betrayed by My Husband by Isabella Reed

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When Ethan arrived at his apartment, he rushed inside, his heart pounding. He found Mia anxiously knocking on the bedroom door, repeatedly calling our Lily’s name. Her face lit up with relief as soon as she saw him.

“Ethan, thank goodness you’re here,” Mia said, stepping aside. “Lily she won’t open the door. I’ve been trying for so long”

Ethan nodded quickly, barely pausing to listen. “Let me handle it,” he said, his breath coming in short gasps as he approached the door. He knocked gently. “Lily, it’s me. Please, open the door, love.”

Silence.

He tried again, softening his tone further. “Lily, baby… please open the door for me.”

Still, there was no response. The eerie quiet on the other side of the door filled Ethan with a sense of dread. His chest tightened, and his mind raced. The longer the silence dragged on, the more suffocating his worry

became.

“Lily!” he called, his voice trembling with urgency. “Please, open the door!”

Mia, observing the scene, suggested hesitantly, “Ethan, do you have a spare key?”

Ethan blinked, mentally chastising himself for not thinking of it sooner. “A spare key… Yes!” he muttered, rushing to a nearby bookshelf. He grabbed the spare key, his hands trembling slightly as he fumbled to unlock the door.

When the door swung open, Ethan froze. The room was pitch dark, the curtains drawn tightly shut, -blocking out any sunlight. He quickly flipped on the light switch, his eyes scanning the room. His gaze

curled up tightly, her knees hugged to her chest, and her face buried

was physically unharmed. He exhaled shakily, the weight on his chest easing

she replied, stepping out of the room and closing the door behind her

faint smile of gratitude before turning his full attention back to Lily. He approached her carefully, lowering himself to the floor to sit in front of her. “Lily,” he

closer, his heart aching at the sight. Reaching out, he lightly placed a hand on her head, his fingers brushing through her hair. “Lily, it’s me,” he whispered.

met his, Ethan felt a sharp pang in his chest. Her face was streaked with tears, her eyes red and swollen, and an unmistakable fear lingered in her

rapidly. Lily finally recognized him. “Ethan…” she stammered, her voice shaky and broken. In an instant, she launched herself into

nearly sent Ethan toppling backward, but he caught himself, bracing one hand against the bed for support while his other arm wrapped securely around her waist. He held

the sight of

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stenly despite the turmoil he felt insile. “Tin here now,

you”

her head. His voice was filled with worry as he asked. “Lily what’s wrong, sweetheart? You frightened me so much. If you’re afraid of for your

his chest Shaking her head, her voice

words, confusion clouding his mind. Kill her again?

don’t want to go back there the fire that huge fire. No, I can’t go back. They’ll kill me again. 1–I don’t want to die.. Her voice cracked

happened to her? Keeping

whimpered, her grip tightening around him. “They didn’t care about me… I was nothing but a tool to them. They controlled me like a puppet, made ine work like

question. But what did I do wrong? Why did they kill me? Why did they burn me alive? Ethan. am I so

with emotion. “You are not unlovable. If you were, I wouldn’t have fallen in love with you. You mean everything to me. I swear to you, no one

meet his, filled with doubt and pain. “Really?” she whispered, her voice fragile, like a

reflected years of loneliness, fear, and betrayal, and he wished he could