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Luna bfigured /bit was time to head back as dawn’s first light crept over the bhorizon/bb. /b

She was bfilthy /band reeked of sweat. To make her kidnapping story believable, she’d scratched up her barms/b, making bherself /blook like she’d been through hell.

She fished three hundred bucks from her pocket–cash she’d prepared bin /badvance–and gged down a taxi.

bThe /bdriver bwrinkled /bhis nose, barely hiding his disgust. “Miss, you bsmell /blike you crawled out of a dumpsterb./bb” /b

Luna bbit /bback bher /birritationb, /bbher /bvoice btight/b. “I just escaped from kidnappersb. /bPlease, just get me home bquick/bb./bb” /b

“Kidnappers? For real?” he snorted, skeptical. b“/bbThey /bbjust /bblet /bbyou /bwaltz away? Maybe I should drop byou /boff at a psych ward instead.”

Luna endured his taunts, bclenching /bbher /bbjaw /buntil bthey /bpulled up to the gates bof /bbthe /bGraves bManor/b.

bShe /bwas a bdor short /bfor bthe fare/b.

“bWhat/bb, /bbyou /blive bin /bba /bbmansion /blike this and can’t cough bup /bba /bbsingle /bbuckb?/bbi” /i/bthe driver scoffedb, /beyeing her filthy appearance.

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bLuna’s /bface darkened, the bdirt /bbon /bher cheeks bmaking /bher scowl even buglier/b.

“Wait here. bI’ll /bget a dor from the staffb./b”

She pounded on the gate, bher /bknocks echoing unanswered. The heavy doors stayed bshut/bb, /bindifferent to her pleas.

Tears bof /bfrustration welled up as she banged harder.

“Open bthe /bgate! It’s me, Luna! bI’m /bback–I escaped!”

Silence was bher /bbonly /breply.

The driverb, /bfed bup /bwith the bsmell /band now stiffed a dor, spat on the ground.

“bWhat /ba piece bof work/bb!/b”

With a cloud bof /bbexhaust/b, he peeled away, leaving bher /bstranded.

Luna kept shoutingb, /bher voice hoarse, buntil /bthe gate finally creaked open. bDn /bbWilliams/bb, /bbthe /bbutlerb, /bstepped outb, /bhis face grim.

Luna bred /bat bhim/bb, /bexasperated. “What took byou /bso long to open the gateb?/bb” /b

Dn didn’t answerb. /bInstead, he hefted a

bag and tossed it outside the gate,

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“Ms. Thorneb, /bhere’s byour /bbstuff/b. Take it and go before Mr. Alden Graves sees you. He’s not in the mood.”

Luna’s jaw dropped. “Dnb, /bare byou /bout of your mind? I’m Luna -Alden’s bwife/b!”

Alden appeared behind Dn, his face blike /bstone as he flung a divorce agreement at bher /bfeet.

“As of todayb, /byou’re notb. /bbSign /bit if byou /bknow what’s good for you. If you don’tb, /bbI’ll /bmake sure we’re done banyway/b.b” /b

Luna froze, her mind breeling/bb. /b

“Aldenb, /bbwhat’s /bbwrong /bbwith /bbyou/bb? /bbI’m /bbyour wife/b–I’m Luna!”

He stepped back as she reached for bhim/bb, /bbhis /bvoice dripping bwith /bdisgust. “Don’t touch bme/bb. /bbYou’re /bbfilthy/bb./bb” /b

He leaned closerb, his /beyes bburning /bbwith /bbetrayal. “Did you bthink /babout being bmy /bbwife /bbwhen /bbyou /bhad your fling bwith /bthat foreigner? bWhen /bbyou /bmade a fool of bme/bb? /b

“bLuna/bb, /byou’re worse bthan /bba /bsewer rat. You make bmy /bskin bcrawl/b.b” /b

The memory bof /bbevery /bkind gesture he’d ever shown her twisted in his bgut/bb, /bbturning /bbto /bnausea.

Joanne hadn’t nned to bget /binvolved, but her anger boiled

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She stormed forward and pped Luna hard, twice, the sharp cracks echoing.

“You have the nerve to show your face here? You’ve humiliated bmy /bson! You ungrateful snake!

“Lunab, /bwhat did bthis /bbfamily /bever do to you to deserve this? You’re bnothing /bbut a backstabbing leechb!/bb” /b

Still bfuming/bb, /bJoannended two more psb, /bbher /bhands btrembling /bbwith /brage.

“Get lost. I never want to see you or hear byour /bname againb!/bb” /b

Luna stood there, bshell/b–shocked, bher /bcheeks bswollen /band bstinging/b.

“How did bthis /bhappenb…/b”

iHow /iidid /ithey iknow? /i

As the gates of the Graves bManor /bmmed shut, Luna felt her world copse. This was the end of everything.

With a bdull /bthudb, /bshe crumpled to the ground.

bWhen /bshe came to in the bhospital/bb, /bthe doctor’s words bhit /bher like ba /bblifeline/bb. /b“You’re bpregnant/bb./bb” /b

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Tears of desperate hope streamed down her face.

“Lend me a phone–I need to call bmy /bhusband!”

She had to tell Alden bthe /bnews.

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If bhe /bbknew /bbshe /bwas bcarrying /bbhis /bchild, surely he’d forgive her past mistakes.

But before she could dial, a police officer stepped into bthe /broom.

His gaze was cold and professionalb. /b“Are you Luna Thorne? You’ve been used of child abandonmentb./b”

bLuna’s /bvoice bwas /bbshrill /bbwith /bdenialb. /b“bThat’s /bbnot /btrue!”

“We have a witness who bsaw /bbyou /babandon bthe /bchild and evidence byou /bfaked your bown /bkidnappingb. /bWhat do you have to say for yourselfb?/bb” /b

Luna’s heart sankb, /bbher /bbvoice /bbtrembling/bb. /b“Who? Who’s framing me? Officerb, /bbyou /bbhave /bto believe me–I’m innocent!”

“I’m the one who saw bit/bb!/b” Tony stood in the doorway, cradling the child, his eyes zing with contempt.

“I watched you ditch that kid, you venomous woman. What do byou /bbhave /bto say for yourself?

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“I’m taking bmy /bchild back and bI’ll /braise him myself. You’ll never touch him againb./b”

Even the “kidnapper” she’d paid boff /bturned on bher/bb, /bstepping in with ba /bsneerb. /b“She hired me to stage the whole bthing/bb!/bb” /b

The evidence was undeniable.

Luna had no defense left.

She slumped on bthe /bhospital bed, her limbs ice–cold. The thought of spending bher /blife bin /bprison sent a bchill /bof despair through her.

Then she remembered her trump card.

“I’m pregnantb! /bYou can’t barrest /bbme/bb!/bb” /b

The officer sighed, clearly frustrated. She got good timing.

“Get yourself awyer.”

The hospital room was under police watch. She begged to borrow a phone–her own had long been discarded.

When Alden’s voice came through, cold and distant, her heart sank. “Hello.”

“Aldenb, /bit’s Luna–please, don’t hang up! I bhave /bsomething bto /bbtell /bbyou/bb…. /b

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“bI’m /bpregnant. This time it’s real–byour /bchild. You can’t abandon me! I don’t want to go bto /bbjail/bb, /bAldenb. /bPlease, help bme/b!b” /b

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