Chapter 5

I tried to sit up, but Marcus pushed me right back down onto the hospital bed.

He still wore that same superior attitude, looking down at me like he was untouchable.

To him, my anger was just a kitten pawing at him.

His tone was detached, almost uninterested.

"Don't act up. The doctor said you need to rest," he said.

His gaze swept over my pale face, and he spoke as if he were bestowing a favor upon me.

"Let's leave it at that for now. Once you're well again, I'll let you have another child," he said.

I let…