Chapter 47: A Tempting Offer

Being around Ethan for the rest of the afternoon wasn’t easy. I couldn’t lie to myself, after all.

Luckily, I had the default excuse of being pregnant, so I ended up laying in bed while Ethan focused on his work in the living area. As soon as he left, around dinner hour, I decided a nice warm shower to wash his scent off would be a great idea if I wanted to have some peace of mind for the rest of the night.

My life was never going to be normal, and the sooner I accepted that fate, the better. Regardless of how Ethan acted around me-regardless of how I put on a happy face-I had to live with the fact that I was only useful for a long as I was a breeder.

Once my task ended, so would my life.

‘Don’t cry, Rosalie. Tears are the most useless thing in the world!’ I told myself.

A knock on my door caused me to turn from the sofa to see who it was.

“Come in,” I called out, wiping away the evidence of my pain. I had pushed off my dinner plans with Georgia and Vicky, so it could be Mary bringing me food.

“Hey, Rosalie.”

In came the voice of the last person I ever wanted to see again.

Madalynn.

Rising to my feet, I turned to face her, and this time, it wasn’t with terror. Nothing could scare someone who knew their death was coming.

“How may I help you?” I asked her coldly.

She made her way in and closed the door behind her.

“Look, I know we’ve never seen eye to eye, and that’s partially because of me-”

“Partially?” | echoed, raising my brow.

She looked at me in disbelief, but her surprised look was quickly replaced by an apologetic one.

“Yes” She gritted out. “You and I both want Ethan. Don’t lie to yourself.”

I didn’t want to continue the pointless argument. “Your point, Madalynn? You don’t want Ethan to catch you here with me alone.”

That statement made her eyes shoot to mine, and I could tell she was a little nervous, but just a little.

“Look, I came by to say that I’m sorry.”

“Excuse me?”

That was the last thing I would have ever expected to hear from her. I was taken aback by her admission. “You’re sorry?”

I shouldn’t have acted the way I did toward you. I know you’re pregnant, and that makes what I did

I stared at her, dumbfounded.

What was going on in this world?! The people I trusted most wanted to kill me, and the person who had made her scorn clearly known was apologizing to me?!

“What’s done was done,” I said. “I am not one to hold grudges, Madalynn. I appreciate your gesture. You shouldn’t hang around too long.”

I moved toward the door, implying she should take her leave now. I didn’t want any more conflicts than I had already

“I know Ethan is planning to kill you.”

Madalynn’s words froze me in place.

Slowly, I turned to face her, and saw excitement and venom growing in her eyes.

This was why she was here- to remind me of the pain I had to go through?

“Excuse me?”

Did she know this whole time? Did they all plan together from the beginning to use me and then kill me?

That raised a question I wanted answered. How did she know?

I decided not to confirm it, hoping to coax out her source.copy right hot novel pub