Sasha’s POV
“Ouch! My stomach is swirling. It hurts,” I cried, clutching where pain is torturing me.
It was sharp, different from the usual cramps, as if something inside was being pulled out. And I am afraid… it is my baby.
I admit, fear is creeping in now, and my mind can only picture the worst, losing the child I’m carrying.
“Ah, Darius!” I cried and sobbed.
I searched the room with my eyes, seeing nothing. My parents were gone, busy with our small business. The maid had been here earlier, but I pushed her away in frustration over Darius’s absence.
“Help!” I shouted in agony.
The fear surged when my knees wobbled, and when I tried to stand, hot liquid dripped down my thighs. I lowered my head and saw blood.
“Help me! My baby! Darius!” I screamed, blending my cries with desperation.
The door burst open, and Desmond was the first to enter, followed by one of the men.
“Shit! Ready the car!”
I couldn’t hold back my tears anymore as he lifted me and rushed me outside. My vision started to blur, and I kept muttering words, feeling weak.
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“Save my baby, please,” were the words I managed to say, hoping Desmond
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I thought of Darius, where could he be? Why wasn’t he here? Why can’t he save me just once, huh?! He had become cold and distant ever since Rosella disappeared.
It felt like he had forgotten me and no longer cared about the baby. Like his life ended when Rosella left him and I cannot do anything about it.
The next day, I woke up in an empty hospital room with my father sitting by my side. This has become a familiar scene for me.
“What happened, Sasha? How could you let this happen? The doctor said you almost lost your child!” he spat angrily.
My eyes watered from his emotional outburst.
“Do you think I wanted this?“I hurled at my own father. “Darius isn’t visiting me. I’m like the wind in the mansion. I’m there, but it feels like I’m invisible! He didn’t even ask how the baby was. His attention is all on that missing bitch!”
I couldn’t stop crying even more when my father slapped me.
“Even so! The best thing for you now is to take care of yourself! You shouldn’t focus on Darius but on the baby you’re carrying!” he said, still angry.
He walked toward the door and locked it. Then, he pointed at me.
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“So what if he doesn’t care about you? Let him waste his time looking for nothing. I already know where Luna Rosella is, and it’s not in the places he’s been searching. Until she’s found, your priority should be having that baby safely. Understand me? That child is your ticket to everything. Wealth, position, power, all of it will be yours. Do you understand?”
I knew that. But I wasn’t here just for this child. I wanted him, too! I wanted Darius to love me, to see me as a woman, to want me to stay with him instead of searching for the one who left him.
“Listen, Sasha,” my father said, his voice softer now. “Darling, there’s more to life than that man. You must aim for more. Wealth, control, power, once you have those, you can have anything you want, okay?”
Yeah. But not Darius, right? I couldn’t have him. No matter how much I give him all of me, he’d still look for her! He couldn’t move on from that bitch!
“I still want to marry him,” I blurted out to my father. “Even if he doesn’t love me anymore, as long as…” I sniffled. “…as long as I marry him and become his wife. My chances would be much bigger if that happens.”
My father smiled proudly, tapping my cheek like a proud father when he heard what he wanted from me.
“That’s my girl. Don’t worry, Daddy’s doing everything in his power.”
I stared at the empty space, left alone again, my hand gently resting on my stomach. I felt like there was still a hole inside.
My Mom, when she learned about the pregnancy and my plan, she saw only diamonds and money. My dad is eyeing for power and control. I am eyeing marriage with the only man have ever loved. But I am the only one suffering now. They only wanted to dictate me to stick to the plan.
Yes, I know they’re right. If I lose this child, Darius will throw me away. I will lose everything because, for him, the baby is all that matters, right? I am just a breeding animal he could get rid of once he got what he wanted.
He planned to strip me of rights to this child, make his wife the mother as if she’s the one who kept him in her tummy for nine months. But thank God, she’s gone now.
I should make sure I give birth and get the baby’s name in his honor. Once this baby is born, I will have the De Laro family’s favor. They’d forget about Rosella, they’d forget that I once mistress Darius. They will love me.
“I only wish for you, Darius! I’m not greedy, but since you don’t want me, I will take everything that belongs to you. Your wealth, your position, everything. It should be mine,” I whispered into the air.
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