Bab 74: No Joke

It was a brief, yet heartfelt kiss, and it further deterred me from revealing the truth. I could sense his immense relief when he saw me before he fainted earlier. I couldn't shatter that. But at the same time, I couldn't afford to keep him in the dark about everything.

"Now, please tell me what happened. Every detail," he said with a serious expression.

I bit my lower lip to suppress my emotions, then took his hand that was holding my cheek and kissed it, tears streaming down my face.

"H-He… almost raped me." My voice broke. I saw how Arik's expression darkened. Terror overtook his face. I closed my eyes tightly.

"A-and I…" I stopped for a minute and burst into tears. I bit my lip again to suppress my loud sob. This is killing me!

"I… I had a… I had a miscarriage, Arik. I didn't know I was pregnant. I miscarried our child. I-I'm sorry!" I declared and burst into tears like there is no tomorrow.