Eight Years of Lies

Synopsis

I was still holding my sonogram when my boyfriend turned to me. "Erin, there's something I have to tell you." My heart skipped a beat. My hand instinctively went to my flat stomach. I thought he was finally going to propose. "I'm married to someone else." I froze. The sonogram slipped through my fingers. "What did you just say?" Alexander quickly pulled me into a hug. "It's a marriage of convenience. A business arrangement between our families. We're husband and wife in name only." "Name your price. Cars, an apartment, cash. I can give you anything you want, as long as we keep this quiet." "Don't worry. You and the baby are my real family." Looking at the absolute hypocrisy in his eyes, the warmth drained out of me. I pushed him away. My voice was dead calm. "We're done, Alexander." "And I'm getting an abortion."