Chloe kicked me away in disgust and turned to Omero. "Omero, I'm tired. Walk me back?"
Omero looked at me sprawled on the ground. He hesitated for a moment. But in the end, he chose Chloe.
I reached for Ruby beside me, her breath barely there, and called after him one last time. "My lord, could you at least send for Dr. Pastore?"
Omero opened his mouth to give the order, but Chloe cut him off. "No one calls for any doctor. I've already spared her life. Whether she survives is her own fate."
Omero looked back at me, something unreadable churning behind his eyes. His jaw tightened. Then he walked away.
Everything I had held together shattered in that moment. I screamed at his retreating back, "Omero Rossetti, I want an annulment!"
Chloe had just reached the doorway. She laughed out loud and nudged Omero playfully. "She says she wants an annulment. Aren't you going to go coax her?"
Omero glared at me, visibly annoyed.
No need to coax her. She's just throwing a tantrum. She'd never survive outside this compound.
Besides, she's been pregnant twice and she's a second-time bride. Who else would want her but me?