Bound by Deceit
Language: en
Lucas and I were a couple with disabilities—his legs were paralyzed, and I was born mute. To make ends meet and pay for his treatment, I worked three jobs a day. Then one time while cleaning windows at high altitude, I had an accident. I survived the fall, but the baby in my belly didn't. He held me and sobbed, cursing himself over and over for being useless. "Don't blame yourself. We'll have another child," I mouthed weakly, using practiced sign language to comfort him. Just three days after my miscarriage, I secretly returned to work. But as I cleaned the last floor, a figure…