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Chapter Twenty- Nine

Author: Cynthia Chidinma
last update publish date: 2026-06-18 17:18:11

She was on her second glass of wine when she heard his car pull into the driveway. She had been sitting at the head of the bed for the past twenty minutes, legs crossed and a wine glass in hand.

Damien had texted her during her drive home, "Stepping out for a bit. Back in thirty minutes." After reading the message, she set her phone down and drove the rest of the way with a thought forming quietly in the back of her mind. By the time she pulled into the gate, she already knew what she wanted
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  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Thirty- Nine

    Emily stood up and walked straight toward Damien.“You did this.” Her voice was low, but it carried weight. “Didn’t you?”She stepped closer, finger raised. “If anything happens to her — if anything happens to that baby, you will be hearing from my lawyers. I will make sure of it.”Damien’s jaw tightened. He looked past her toward Miriam.“I need to speak to her.”“You need to leave.”“Emily, that’s my wife. My child”“That’s exactly the problem.” Emily’s voice didn’t waver. “She doesn’t want you here right now.”Damien looked at Miriam across the room.Miriam met his eyes for a second. Just long enough.Then she looked away.“Please go,” her voice was low, not loud enough for him to hear directly, but Emily caught it and turned back to him.“You heard her.” Emily’s voice was final. “Leave, Damien.”He stood there for a long moment, jaw working, hands clenched at his sides.Then he turned and walked out without another word.The doors closed behind him.Miriam exhaled and let her hea

  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Thirty-Eight

    She stood in front of the mirror, hands resting lightly on the sides of her stomach.It was there now. The slight curve, the unmistakable roundness that hadn’t been there a few weeks ago. She turned slightly to the side, studying it.Then she felt it— a small flutter. It was gone in a second.She pressed her hand flat against her stomach.There it was again.A kick.She exhaled slowly. Something settled in her chest that she had been holding at a distance for months. This was real. All of it. She was going to be a mother.She looked at herself in the mirror, and for the first time since the doctor had said those words in that hospital room, she didn’t feel conflicted about it.She felt the kick again and smiled.“I’m going to the hospital tomorrow,” she said. “For a check-up.”She hadn’t looked at him, but she could feel him watching her. He had been watching her since she got up.“I’ll come with you.”She turned.He was lying on his side on the bed, head propped on his hand, eyes on

  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Thirty- Seven

    A knock came at the door.She looked up from her desk.“Come in.”The door opened.Lucas.She blinked. Then she slowly leaned back in her chair.“What are you doing here?”He stepped inside, hands in his pockets, looking around the office like he owned the place.“Is that how you welcome your only brother to your company?”“Lucas.”“Nice place.” He looked at the walls, the desk, the logo on the glass partition. “Mira and Co.” He nodded. “I like it.”He dropped into the chair across from her without being told.She watched him.“How have you been?” he asked. “How’s married life? Is Damien treating you well?”She looked at him. “I’m sure you know where your friend works. Why don’t you ask him yourself?” She tilted her head. “Or is he not your friend anymore?”Lucas went quiet.He looked at his hands briefly. Then back at her.“I don’t like this,” he said. The casual tone was gone. “The way things are between us. I want to make it right, Miriam. I mean that.”She closed the file in front

  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Thirty-Six

    The text was from Adrian.They had been talking properly for a few months now. It had started with an apology she sent the morning after the restaurant.I apologize for my silence. I'm unsure what you expect, considering my marriage. So I need to ask. What do you truly want from this?He hadn’t taken long to reply.A friend. That’s it. I enjoy talking to you.She had believed him, mostly because he had always respected their boundaries. He was just someone on the other end of the phone when she was bored or needed to laugh at something lighthearted. He checked in on her and sent random messages that made her smile. Never once did he push past the line they had both agreed upon without discussing it first.Damien had noticed she was always on her phone lately. She had caught his eye on her a few times and waited for the question that never came. He was trying not to lose his temper, and she could see the effort in the way he chose silence over reaction. The pregnancy had done something

  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Thirty- Five

    It’s been three months, and her stomach is still flat — barely a hint of what is growing inside her. Most mornings, she had to remind herself it was real. That somewhere underneath the surface, something was happening that she couldn’t see yet.The morning sickness reminded her every time she forgot.She sat by the window in the bedroom, tea in hand, watching the city do its usual thing below. It was early. Damien was still asleep.He hadn’t lost his temper in three months—not once. She didn’t know how to handle this change, the absence of something she had grown accustomed to anticipating. Every time he came home late, she braced herself for the shift. Each time she said the wrong thing, she watched his face for a flicker of anger.It never came.Maybe he had changed, she thought. Maybe this baby had done something to him that she hadn’t been able to do on her own.Or maybe she was just hoping.She set her tea down and looked at her stomach.She had always wanted children. She had i

  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Thirty-Four

    The smell hit her before anything else — that distinct mix of antiseptic and clean linen that could only mean one thing. She turned her head.Damien was sitting beside the bed, leaning forward, elbows on his knees, still in the clothes she had last seen him in. He looked like he hadn’t moved in hours.The moment he saw her eyes open, he exhaled — sharp and long, like he had been holding it in.“Thank God.” He reached for her hand immediately. “I thought I had lost you, baby.”She blinked at the ceiling. “Where am I?”“Hospital.” He squeezed her hand. “You fainted this morning.”She looked at him. Then around the room again.It had started in the kitchen.She had come down that morning while Damien was still upstairs, having taken the day off. She had been standing at the counter, reaching for a glass, nothing unusual, until the room tilted.She didn’t remember hitting the floor.Rosie had found her and had stood there for barely two seconds before she turned and ran.“Sir.” She had pu

  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Twenty-Two

    “Oh.” His eyes darkened slightly. “That makes it more exciting, baby.”Miriam blinked. “Exciting?”“Come on.” He held her waist. “I left work early to get back to you.”“Damien.” She shifted back in the chair. “I said not right now. I’m literally cramping.”Something changed in his face. The warmth

  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Twenty-One

    The meeting was already wrapping up when the last board member filed out.Damien waited until the room was clear before turning to his father.“This could have been handled virtually. We covered most of it yesterday.”Malcolm leaned back in his chair, completely unbothered. “Some things need a roo

  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Thirty-One

    Miriam sat on the floor for a while before reaching for her phone. She found Emily's name and pressed the call button. It rang twice before Emily answered."Hey, what's up?""Can you come over?"There was a pause. "Are you okay?""Just come please."Emily arrived in twenty minutes. Rosie met her at

  • Bound Unwilling    Chapter Twenty-Eight

    Susan’s voice floated in from the hallway. “Sir, should I set the table?” Thomas looked up. “Yes please. Go ahead.” He turned to Miriam. “You’ll eat before you leave.” “Of course, Daddy,” she said. They moved to the dining room a few minutes later. Miriam took her usual chair without thinking

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