Chapter 1
On the Amtrak Acela heading home for Thanksgiving, my boyfriend’s childhood sweetheart Nina couldn’t score seats next to us.
So Carter straight–up stole someone else’s reserved seat. []
Right before the train pulled out of the station, it revealed a plain–looking middle–aged woman who insisted,[]
“Excuse me, but that’s my seat.“[]
Carter and Nina just sat there like they own the train, completely ignoring her. []
I had to force Carter to give the lady her seat back.[]
Nina threw a furious tantrum, standing stubbornly for the entire ride. The stress was fatal–she miscarried and bled out right there in the train.[]
Carter handled her funeral in stone cold and efficient. Three months later, we were married.[]
But the day I gave birth, this psycho bought train tickets and dragged me onto a three–day nightmare ride across the country.
I’m bleeding everywhere, screaming in pain, and he’s just laughing like a maniac.[]
“You got Nina and my kid killed! Now it’s your turn, you jealous bitch! I’m sending you straight to hell to be with them!“[]
Then he stomped on my pregnant belly. My baby and I died on that godforsaken train.[]
Next thing I knew, I was back. Actually back to Carter about to go full asshole mode on the woman.[]
What they didn’t know was that the quiet woman they’d just bullied was Elena Valentino–wife of the most powerful mafia boss on the East Coast.
And Alessandro Valentino was legendary for his devotion to his beloved wife.[]
Cross Elena, and you’d end up six feet under before sunrise.[]
“Vivian, can you stop being so damn dramatic every time I’m with Nina? I’m warning you right now–don’t you dare cause a scene! Nina’s pregnant and she needs
this seat!”
Carter’s hushed but threatening tone snapped me back to reality.[]
I looked at the middle–aged woman standing awkwardly by the seat, then at my own hand that had been reaching out to stop Carter.[]
Holy shit. I’d actually been reborn.[]
In my past life, this was exactly when I stepped in and made Carter give the woman her seat back.
I only found out later when we got off the train that this ordinary–looking lady was married to the biggest mafia boss in the region.[]
Because I’d stopped Carter from screwing her over, he dodged a major bullet. [
Hell, he even used that connection later to build his business empire and became some hotshot entrepreneur everyone talked about.
Butt Nina?
She threw her little tantrum, refused Carter’s offer to switch seats, and stood the entire trip home.
All that standing triggered her miscarriage, and after fighting for her life in the hospital for over a day, she bled out and died.[]
Carter handled her funeral like it was just another Tuesday, then married me three months later. []
But on the day I gave birth, this psycho bought train tickets and dragged me onto a three day hellride across the country.[]
At the end, as I lay there soaked in my own blood, he stamped down hard on my pregnant belly.
“If you hadn’t interfered back then, Nina would still be alive! You’re just a jealous, evil bitch! You and your bastard kid are gonna join Nina and her baby in hell!“]
One brutal stomp, and both my child and I died on that speeding train []
The horrifying memory made my blood run cold
‘Look lady, my friend’s pregnant, so just move. You seen healthy enough for stand for a bit. Respecting pregnant women is basic decency–don’t be so selfish.“[]
Chapter 1
Carter’s words pulled me back to the present. Nina, who’d been playing quiet this whole time, shot me a glance and gently tugged Carter’s sleeve.[]
“Carter, Vivian looks really upset. Don’t let my problems cause issues between you two. Maybe I should just stand the whole way…”
There it was–the same manipulative bullshit from my past life. []
The bitch had her own damn seat, and if she was really that uncomfortable, she could’ve just gone back to it.
But no, she had to play the victim, acting like she was standing because she was scared I’d get mad, making sure Carter would blame me for everything.[]
Not this time. I wasn’t falling for that crap again.[]
Remembering how I’d seen that mafia boss absolutely worshipping his wife at the station, a smile crept across my face.
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I looked straight at Carter, who was shooting daggers at me with his eyes.[]
Im not upset at all. You two do whatever you want–none of
my
business.“[
Justin Bopal The Beat Shaloding Senos Deliggest My Frown
