Betrayal Cost Me My Baby

Synopsis

The taxi pulled up to our brownstone three hours earlier than Grant expected me home. I'd managed to wrap up my business meetings ahead of schedule, eager to surprise my husband with the good news about the contract I'd secured. Three years of marriage, and I still felt that flutter of excitement at the thought of seeing him unexpectedly. I slipped my key into the lock as quietly as possible, picturing his face when I walked through the door. The house was silent except for the low murmur of Grant's voice coming from his study. He was probably on a business call—he always worked late when I was away. "I never meant for it to go this far," I heard him say, his voice carrying through the partially open door. Something in his tone made me pause in the hallway, my