Rescued Me Chapter 2
Rescued Me Novel – Chapter 2 The words reverberated through my mind, piercing and cold, each one slicing deeper than the last.” I stared at Julienne–my twin sister, the person who shared my face, my childhood, my blood–but at that moment, she felt miles away. Foreign. My pulse thundered in my ears as I turned slowly to Dominic, my voice barely holding together.” “What is this?” I whispered hoarsely. “Dominic… were you having an affair with my sister?” His eyes went wide with panic. “No! Evelyne, I swear on everything–I never cheated. I would never do that to you.“” I looked back to Julienne, barely able to breathe. “Then explain this. Now.” She drew in a shaky breath, her hands tightening around the strap of her bag, shame flickering in her eyes.” “It happened the night before my wedding to Cole,” she said quietly. “That’s when I found out I was pregnant–with Dominic’s child.” Cole. My former fiancé. The man I was meant to walk down the aisle with. The The memories struck like a storm, dragging me under waves of pain I had long buried.” Years ago, Cole and I were engaged, our wedding day meant to be magical, a celebration of a lifetime together. But disaster struck. That morning, Julienne and I were abducted. I could still feel the rough texture of the van floor, the suffocating fabric tied around our faces, the smell of gasoline and sweat. We had screamed, kicked, begged. It didn’t matter. Two sisters. One ransom. Our parents had to choose. And they didn’t choose me.” “We’re so sorry, Evelyne… We only had enough money for one,” they had said.” I had cried, begged them not to leave me behind–but they did. Julienne went home.” I stayed in that nightmare. What followed was nothing short of hell–starvation, beatings, days and nights blurred in agony. I was no longer a person to those men. Just leverage. Just a bargaining chip. Until Dominic came for me.” He found me. Saved me. Held me when I thought I’d never feel human again. But the damage had already been done.” By then, Cole had married Julienne. My wedding dress had been packed away. My place in that life had been stolen by the sister I had once trusted with everything. And now she stood in front of me, tears streaking her cheeks, telling me she had slept with the only man I had left. The man who had saved me.} I took a step backward, as if distance could protect me from the depth of the betrayal. “You were carrying his child… even before the wedding?” I asked, numb.§ Julienne nodded slowly. “I never told Cole, I couldn’t. Everything was already too messy. I was marrying him, and after what happened to you, I didn’t want any more chaos. I thought I could move on and never speak of it.” As if a secret that big could stay buried forever.” Dominic raked his fingers through his hair, guilt scrawled across his face. “Evelyne, I didn’t know. I swear. I had no clue she was pregnant. If I had…” But his voice faded into static. My mind was spiraling. […]