Sophia leaned into his embrace, her voice dripping with false sweetness, "Daniel, you’re too kind. I’m so envious of Amelia… she’s so lucky to have married someone like you. I wish I could have someone like you to take care of me."
Daniel didn’t miss a beat. Wrapping his arms around her, he whispered, "Don’t be silly. What we have is special, Sophia. Even though I’m married, that doesn’t change anything. I’ll always be here for you, protecting you."
Sophia looked up, her eyes gleaming with manipulation, "Really? So... if you had to choose, between me and Amelia—"
Daniel cut her off without hesitation, his voice firm, "You, Sophia. Always you."
I stood there, my soul suspended in disbelief. His words sliced through me sharper than any knife. The vows he had once made to me—the promises of love, protection, loyalty—they all crumbled into dust. Everything had shifted the moment Sophia came back into his life. The woman he had once called his sister was now the center of his world, while I had become nothing more than a nuisance.
I screamed in silence, my soul crying out, "Daniel, please! Hurry! I’m dying! At least... save our child!"