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This part is taking on a whole new level of dark.

Aphmau's POV

*Play Song*

To my surprise, I enter the X-Ray room, to find Aaron hunched over a table covered in medical files. The usually neatly stacked folders were strewn across the surface haphazardly.

Weird, I thought he was out of town.

Ah, well, at least I can talk to him about Lily's warning.

For some reason, he looked...different. The tone of the room was so ominous that I couldn't help but feel something was off.

"Hey, Aaron...I need to talk to you about something—"

The sudden hostility of his voice startled me enough to inhale sharply—hostility I'd never heard nor seen from him before.

"What do you want, Aphmau." He sneers at me, an unusual scowl on his face as he turns towards me.

"Aaron. You okay?" My face showing concern as I inch closer to him, my body not realizing yet that it was probably not the best idea.

"No, I'm not okay, Aphmau. It's not like you would care."

What the hell is wrong with him?

He's never this fierce.

"Aaron, you're acting differently." I state, hesitantly getting closer to him as trepidation creeps up my throat.

"Yeah, well, maybe this is just me!"

He's also acting a bit—dumber. Nothing he was saying was making any sense. He was just...mean.

"Aaron, even though this may not be the best time to tell you this, I feel I shouldn't keep this from you any longer. I'm pregnant." I say with a small smile.

What...

Was...

I...

Thinking...

Something instantly changed in him. His whole body tensed further, jaw so taut it looked like it might break, his gaze darkening with something indistinguishable.

"What." His voice was low and harsh, as if anger had gotten caught in his throat.

"Lily was telling me something about you not wanting kids?" I ask, now standing right next to him.

He was also shorter, the skin tone on his hands a lot paler, although this could be from how tightly his fists were clenched.

What happened to him?

Then....something unexpected happens.

Something I never saw coming.

Should I have seen it coming?

I'll never know.

He violently grabs me by the throat and pins me on the wall, his grip strong, but weaker than I last remember.

The bruising thrust to the wall had already left me breathless to start with but I continue to choke on air, his unusually calloused hand holding me high on the wall, leaving my feet dangling.

"You—will get an abortion and tell no one of this." His icy voice sending chills down my most-likely damaged spine.

He squeezes the tears out of me—the pain from his violence nothing compared to the pain of knowing the words he said all along—were just lies. This was all just a lie. How could I be such a fool?

Is this really who he is...

Is Lily right?

All those times...

Crying over some mind-created fantasy...

And as much as it pains me...

And if this is truly who he is...

I want nothing—to do with him...

And I have more than just myself to protect now, my stomach twisting at the thought.

"No—I won't." I croak out, my lungs close to collapsing, the lack of oxygen taking its toll.

Being a doctor...had its perks.

I could calculate all the medical consequences of my decision...

I never thought—of what was to come next.

"Fine then—you leave me no choice."

He starts kneeing me hard in my abdomen, repeatedly.

Every time made me lurch in response, the pain unbearable as it screeched throughout my whole body.

I try to scream but I had no breath to. Everything hurt—my vision dancing with black.

I eventually start coughing up crimson whilst trying to scream out in extreme agony but was denied such opportunity by the blows to the stomach.

I couldn't even scream.

The red, velvety liquid splattered on him, but he doesn't stop—showing no mercy. His sneer evolving.

He wants to kill the baby...

Oh my, Irene.

One second, I thought I was the happiest girl in the world.

With my soulmate...

Now I'm being attacked, no way to protect myself or my unborn child...unaware of he'll even leave me alive after this.

Being hurt, in the worst possible way...by my enemy...

"Please...Aaron..stop." I plead with whatever I had left in me, between blows to the stomach.

My voice so hoarse it sounded like a pathetic whisper. A final cry for help that would never be answered.

Every time he kneed me, he starts to hit harder than the last time. The veins on his forehead bulging with adrenaline.

Every time, the pain becomes more severe till soon, I'm somewhat numb there...

How—how—could I let this happen?

His face, coated in my blood, showed absolute hate, horrifically nothing like the Aaron I remember.

"Aaaaah, Aaron!" I scream, burying my face into his shirt to shield my eyes from the horror.

"Heh, there is nothing to be afraid of Aph...it's just a movie." He refers to the horrific motion picture playing on the TV before us during our movie date night.

I was sitting on his lap, his arms wrapped around me protectively. I always felt the safest when in his arms.

"But look at what he's doing to her! Ahah..." I whimper, squeezing my eyes shut to shut out the negativity trying to make its way in.

"Hey, hey, I'm right here. You're okay, I promise—I won't let anything happen to you..." He assures, rubbing my back comfortingly.

I raise my head, just enough so I could meet his eyes.

"Thanks, Aaron." I gently put my lips to his, feeling that oh-so-good feeling that came from every kiss with him.

"I'll always be here for you, you stupid potato."

Where did that Aaron go...

Apparently, it looks like there wasn't that Aaron to begin with...

All masks...all games...

Just this monster...

Eventually, the edges of my vision become too fuzzy, as the pain overwhelms me. My whole world becoming more disoriented by the second.

Everything was just happening so fast...

My stomach burned of guilt.

What if the baby is...

No.

Then it becomes too much for me, as the darkness consumes me...

Isn't it amazing how fast I can change the tempo of this book? 😂

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