You and I, Never to Meet Again

Amanda’s dying grandmother wishes for her ashes to be scattered at sea, but a devastating cancer diagnosis means Amanda might perish first. Desperate to fund a ten-thousand-dollar miracle drug, she surrenders her body and freedom to the powerful Aaron. Claiming she will never escape him again, Aaron locks her away in his golden cage. To survive, Amanda weaves a web of lies, promising her captor a forever she knows her failing body can never give him.

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Chapter 4

That night, Aaron lay beside me, just like before.

He reached out to touch me, and I moved away.

But he was still overbearing and pulled me into his arms.

"Amanda, I've arranged for a tracker. This way, we'll always know where the other is."

After saying this, he remained silent, only tightening his hold on me.

A tracker—something embedded under the skin. Aaron was serious this time; he was determined to keep me tied to him.

Tears slipped from the corners of my eyes, and his breathing grew heavier. It seemed like he hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.

I crawled out of bed, and he didn't notice.

I went to the bathroom and pulled out a small pill from my sleeve.

The doctor had said that once I took it, the baby would be gone on its own.

I reached down to touch my belly—it was hard to let go.

This was my first child, and it would be my last.

Having had it, it can be considered fulfilling.

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