You Left Me in the Snow

Synopsis

For our fifth anniversary, my fiancé Andrew Grant took me to Veyrland to chase the aurora on snowmobiles. I fell behind, and a gang of snow bandits ran me down on the open snow. They threatened me until I knelt, kowtowed, and barked like a dog. Then they tied me to the back of a snowmobile and dragged me through the snow at twenty-two degrees below zero Fahrenheit. By the time they stopped, my head was covered in blood. I thought I was going to die there. One of them giggled and pulled off her helmet. When I saw her face, I realized it was Charlotte Reed, the girl my fiancé treated like one of the guys. She chewed her gum and stared at me like she was daring me to say something. "Andrew, I told you Olivia was a coward. I got her kneeling and barking on video. Some precious fiancée she is. Completely spineless," she said. Andrew walked out from the back of the group, smiling. Andrew said, "Charlotte grew up overseas. She likes to joke around. She just wanted to test your courage. Don't hold it against her. Now get up and get back on. I'll take you to the hospital. You didn't lose a limb. It's just a few scrapes. Drop the attitude." A warm rush spread between my legs. A sharp pain throbbed in my lower belly. I bit down on the pain, clutched the pregnancy report inside my snowsuit, and looked at him coldly. "Andrew, we're done."