Lina's breath caught in her chest.
Baby?
Her eyes narrowed. Christian had forced her to abort their child. Told her it was the wrong time, that it would ruin everything. That her depression afterward was a small price for protecting his future.
He had even taken matters into his own hands—and killed their baby.
That was the line. That was the moment when everything inside Lina shattered.
She could accept being the secret lover. She could bear the late nights alone, the stolen moments, the empty promises whispered after his calls with Stacey.
She could even swallow the shame, the aching loneliness that came from loving a man who only loved her in the shadows.
But this?
This was something she could never forgive.
If he hadn't wanted the child, he could've said so. She would've understood. It would've hurt, yes—but she would've made the decision herself.
