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

on the floor beside the bed. She was curled up tightly, her

physically unharmed. He exhaled shakily, the weight on his chest easing just a little. “Sister Mia,” he said softly,

a reassuring nod. “Of course,” she replied, stepping out of the room and closing the door behind her to give

a faint smile of gratitude before turning his full attention back to Lily. He approached her carefully, lowering himself to the floor to

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

his touch, Lily startled, jerking her head up in alarm. When her tear–filled eyes met his, Ethan felt a sharp pang in his chest. Her face was streaked with

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

bracing one hand against the bed

of her en vulnerable and afraid

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his voice stenly despite the turmoil he felt insile. “Tin here now, Lily. I’ve

you”

as he asked. “Lily what’s wrong, sweetheart? You frightened me so much. If you’re afraid of for your could have told them to cancel the scene. No one would

him, burying her face in his chest Shaking her head, her voice came out broken and fearful. “N–No. 1–than you don’t understand. They’ll kill me

clouding his mind. Kill her

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 as

to piece together what she was saying, Who were “they” What had happened to her? Keeping his voice steady, he gently stroked her back. “Lily, who are they? Who is trying to hurt you?”

me… I was nothing but a tool to them. They controlled

pain was palpable, and Ethan’s chest tightened with every word she spoke. “I gave them everything. I trusted them blindly, without question. But what did I do wrong? Why did they

with emotion. “You are not unlovable. If you were, I wouldn’t have fallen in love with you. You mean everything to me. I

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

nodded earnestly. Her eyes reflected years of loneliness, fear, and betrayal, and he wished he could