She Left Pregnant, Came Back QueenChapter 1
Four years. That’s how long I’ve been married to Reagan De Santis. Four years of loving him, defending him, trusting him with the kind of blind loyalty that only a fool could afford. And I was that fool.
I shouldn’t be here.
Not in this underground war room, not holding this sonogram report like it’s some peace treaty between two nations secretly at war. I came here tonight hoping to give him a reason to smile. A reason to soften, to love me a little more. I thought maybe the ultrasound would bring us closer—maybe the news of our quadruplets would melt some of that cold detachment in his eyes.
But instead… I found this.
I’m hiding behind a metal shelf, my breath shallow, my fingers digging into the folded report so hard it’s starting to crumple.
Reagan stands just ten feet away, calm as a king in his kingdom. He’s dressed sharp, sleek, and completely focused on the screen in front of him—negotiating a weapons deal with two foreign buyers. That’s not the part that makes me want to vomit.
The weapons?
They're Titanis prototypes. The kind only a handful of people have access to. Classified tech. My father’s firm. My family’s blood.
And Reagan?