Hills of Shivers and Shadows by Pam Godwin EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Pam Godwin
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Frankie
—
Ten hours earlier
A seething, ugly hurt ruptures in my chest. I swallow it, choke on it, and
more wet sounds bubble out.
Dammit, I’m not a crier. Never in front of someone. Not even my
husband. I’d rather rage and scream and break things. Even now, my hands
tremble with violence. But I’m too deeply wounded, my emotions too
painfully raw and vulnerable. I can’t stop this shit from turning into tears.
Meanwhile, the love of my life stares at me like he doesn’t
recognize me, like he’s seconds from running away and scrubbing our
marriage from his memory.
Too fucking bad. He caused this—as only he can—and by God, he’s
going to deal with it.
“You’re not leaving, Monty.” I fling the plastic test stick at his chest
and watch it clatter to the floor. “You’re going to take the day off work so
we can talk about it.”
“Wrong.” He steps to the mirror and cinches the knot on his tie, his
tone icy, unbending. “The Mountain View office is understaffed. I’m
dealing with labor strikes on the East Coast, auditing deadlines in the U.K.,
and frankly, I don’t have the energy for…” He directs a finger at my tearsoaked face. “This.”
My black state of mind darkens with each word. I love my husband.
Deeply. Devoutly. But sometimes, his coldness makes me question my life
choices.
As if falling in love with him had ever been a choice.
“This…” I press a hand to my flat tummy, fingers splayed to cradle
the fragile new heartbeat within. “This takes precedence over everything.”
“I don’t know how much clearer I can be. I was clear when we met.
I was clear when we married. I was crystal fucking clear this morning when
you blindsided me with this news.” He paces past me, crushing the
pregnancy test stick beneath his shiny shoe.
“No children, Frankie. That’s
what I said the very first night we fucked, and you agreed. I haven’t
changed my mind, not once, in three years. No goddamn kids. No
discussion. No exceptions.” He vanishes within the depths of the closet and
emerges seconds later, shrugging on a suit jacket. “I’ll schedule the doctor’s
appointment. I’ll hold your hand during the procedure. Then we’ll move
forward like it never happened.”
“Abortion?” I scream it, shaking with a fury that sends me storming
and spitting after him. “It’s such an ugly word you can’t even say it.”
“Abortion.” He tosses the syllables over his shoulder with a flippant
flick of his hand. “Call it what you want. We’re getting rid of it.”
I flinch at his callousness.
“You can’t mean that.” My heart is broken bones and howling wind.
“I know you didn’t want this but—”
“Don’t. I don’t want it. This is my number one rule—”
“Oh, fuck you and your precious rules. I dare you to try to take this
child from me.”
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