Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

OLIVIA

NINE MONTHS LATER

Prison had been hard, not just because I was pregnant but because of how I was treated. But I was grateful for one thing—Ethan kept his word. The guard he’d bribed continued to bring me vitamins and took care of me as promised.

But when he wasn’t around, the others would conveniently “forget” to feed me. There were days I was so hungry that my stomach ached. One day, I yelled until someone finally came. But instead of food, I got a beating.

They beat me so badly that I had a black eye and bruises all over my arms and legs. But through it all, I protected my baby. Even after the beating, they didn’t give me any food. From that day on, I learned to stay quiet when that officer wasn’t around.

I rationed my food, eating small portions and saving some in case I didn’t get any the next day. I was skin and bones, and I worried about my baby. Was he getting enough nutrients? Would he be born healthy?

The thought of my baby suffering only made my resentment for Nick grow. I hated him more with each passing day.

My belly was huge now, heavy. Today, I woke up feeling uncomfortable and exhausted. I didn’t touch my breakfast when the guard brought it. A dull pain throbbed in my back, coming and going. Every time it hit, I froze, holding my breath until it passed. I thought I might be in labor, but my water hadn’t broken.

guard to contact Ethan and bring a doctor. I couldn’t lose my baby—not after everything we’d

The pain kept getting stronger, more frequent. On several occasions, I bit my bottom lip to prevent from screaming. Finally, the cell door opened. I was leaning against the wall, breathing through the

Suddenly, my water broke.

Lewis!” He dropped the plate of

bars, pulling on them so

back, panting. “Mr. Lewis

you,” I

stood there, helpless. “Please, keep the baby in. I don’t know what to

had no idea that once the baby decided to come, there was no stopping him. But

and feeling the baby coming, the cell door opened once again. “Olivia! I’m here.

and said, “She won’t make it to

a filthy cell all because Nick believed some woman he barely knew over me. He had condemned