罠の元妻

罠の元妻

Miranda Lawrence

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Introduction

パトリシアは18歳の時、義姉のデビー・ブラウンの代わりに、下半身不随のマーティン・ラングリーと結婚した。彼女は彼の人生で最も暗い時期に寄り添い続けた。

二年間の結婚生活と献身的な支えにもかかわらず、マーティンにとって、その関係はデビーの帰還ほどの意味を持たなかった。

デビーの病気を治療するため、マーティンは冷酷にもパトリシアの妊娠を無視し、彼女を手術台に縛り付けた。マーティンの非情な仕打ちは、パトリシアの心を死なせ、彼女は異国の地へと逃れることを決意した。

しかし、マーティンは彼女を憎みながらも、決して諦めることができなかった。彼女に対する説明のつかない執着を否定することもできなかった。もしかして、マーティンは自覚のないまま、パトリシアに恋をしてしまったのだろうか。

海外から戻ってきたパトリシアの傍らにいる幼い男の子は、一体誰の子なのか。なぜ、悪魔の化身とも呼べるマーティンにこれほどまでによく似ているのか。
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Chapter 1

「おめでとうございます、ラングレー夫人。妊娠されています!」医師はパトリシア・ワトソンに告げた。

素晴らしいニュースに興奮したパトリシア・ワトソンは、妊娠検査の結果を持って急いで家に帰り、マーティン・ラングレーと共有しようと心を躍らせていた。

「マーティン、私...」彼女は声を上げた。

「パトリシア、離婚しよう!」マーティンが同時に言った。

興奮が冷め、パトリシアは「妊娠している」という言葉を喉の奥に押し戻した。

「どうして?」彼女は震える声で尋ね、必死に苦悩を隠そうとした。

あまりにも突然で、説明が必要だった。

マーティンは薄い唇を引き締め、冷たい目で言った。

「デビーが戻ってきた」彼の答えはパトリシアの心に冷たさを走らせた。

彼女は明らかに青ざめ、下唇を強く噛み、立っているのがやっとだった。

マーティンの人生の愛であるデビーは、二年間姿を消していたが、戻ってきたのだ。

マーティンは小切手を取り出し、机の上に置いて言った。「これは1500万ドルだ。一部は離婚示談金で、もう一部は骨髄提供の支払いだ」

パトリシアはすぐに警戒し、本能的に尋ねた。「どういう意味?」

「デビーは再生不良性貧血で、すぐに骨髄移植が必要なんだ。お前は90%の適合率がある。彼女の姉妹として、彼女を救わなければならない」マーティンはパトリシアに交渉の余地を与えなかった。彼は話し合うというよりも、命令を下していた。

パトリシアは凍りつき、心が張り裂けそうだった。

彼らは二年間結婚していた。しかし今、かつて彼を捨てたデビーを救うために、彼はパトリシアと離婚し、さらに彼女に骨髄提供を強制しようとしていた!

「デビーに骨髄を提供しろって?絶対に嫌よ!彼女の母親は私の両親の結婚を壊したのよ。彼女の母親がいなければ、私の母は鬱病にならず、自殺もしなかったはず。それなのに彼女を救えって言うの?ありえない!」パトリシアは歯を食いしばり、過去を思い出すと憎しみが心の中で湧き上がった。

「もし二年間の結婚生活から少しでも愛が残っているなら、私を追い詰めないで。さもないと、絶対に許さないわ!」

彼女の言葉にマーティンの心は揺れた。しかしパトリシアはそれに気づかなかった。彼女はペンを取り、離婚協定書にすばやく名前を書いた。

「出ていくわ。これからは他人同士よ」そう言って、パトリシアはペンを置き、立ち去ろうとした。

彼女が振り向いた瞬間、部屋に入ってきたばかりのデビーにぶつかった。

デビーは白いドレスを着て、長い髪が肩に流れ落ち、顔色は青白かった。

「パトリシア、あなたが私の母を憎んでいるのは知ってる。でも全部は知らないわ!私の母は父とお付き合いしていたのよ、あなたのお母さんが現れる前に。でもおじいさんが二人を引き離して、父にあなたのお母さんと結婚するよう強制したの...」彼女は説明した。

彼女が言葉を終える前に、パトリシアは遮った。

「もういい!もし父が本当にあなたのお母さんを愛していたなら、なぜ最初から私の母と結婚したの?彼が私の母を選んだのなら、誠実であるべきだったわ。そしてあなたのお母さんは私の家族を壊しに来るべきではなかった。

デビー、あなたのお母さんは私の母の夫を奪った。そして今、あなたは私の夫を狙ってる!何?それがあなたの家族の伝統なの?浮気相手になるのが?」パトリシアはデビーを嘲笑的な目で見た。

「パトリシア、どうしてそんなことが言えるの?マーティンは私の婚約者だったのよ。あなたが彼を私から奪ったのに、今私を責めるの?」デビーは被害者のような表情を見せ、マーティンを見た。

パトリシアはすぐに反論した。「彼があなたの婚約者だったなら、なぜ結婚式の前日に突然姿を消したの?彼の障害のために逃げたんでしょう?

もしあなたが残っていたら、私は彼と結婚しなかったわ。今、彼の足は良くなったから、彼を取り戻したいの。デビー、恥ずかしくないの?」

「パトリシア、そうじゃないの」デビーは涙をぬぐいながら泣いた。

パトリシアは彼女に軽蔑的な視線を投げ、鼻を鳴らした。「もういいわ。私はマーティンじゃない。あなたの涙は私には通用しないわ!彼が欲しいなら、あげるわ。でも私の骨髄?絶対に嫌!」

そう言って、彼女はデビーを脇に押しのけ、振り返ることなく書斎を出た。

パトリシアが去っていくのを見て、マーティンは心に言いようのない痛みを感じた。

しかし、彼は自嘲気味に笑い、考えた。「彼女はただの虚栄心が強くて利己的な女だ。彼女に何の感情も持てるはずがない。きっと錯覚だ。結局、私たちは二年間結婚していたんだから」

パトリシアの背中を見ながら、デビーは密かに拳を握りしめた。それから、マーティンに悲しい顔を見せ、柔らかく言った。「マーティン、パトリシアが同意してくれなかったわ。どうしたらいいの?」

マーティンは冷静に答えた。「アランに引き続きマッチする人を探してもらうよ」

それは彼がパトリシアを手放すことを意味していた。

「でも...」デビーは不満そうだった。

彼女はようやく骨髄移植に完璧にマッチする人を見つけたのだ。こんな風に諦めたくなかった!

少しイライラして、マーティンは冷たく言った。「私は人に強制するのが嫌いだ」

彼の固い態度を感じ取り、デビーはこれ以上言えなかった。彼女は頭を下げ、目に悪意の光が一瞬走った。

「諦める?いいえ!どんな手段を使っても、彼女の骨髄を手に入れるわ」彼女は心の中で思った。


パトリシアはスーツケースを持って寝室から出てきた。閉じられた書斎のドアを見て、彼女は悲しくなり、無意識に平らな腹部に触れた。

彼女は心の中で言った。「さようなら、マーティン。私は10年間あなたを愛してきた。でもこれからは、私は赤ちゃんだけと一緒にいるわ」

彼女は深呼吸し、涙をこらえ、2年間住んでいた場所を後にした。そして、母が亡くなる前に残してくれた小さなアパートへと車を走らせた。

パトリシアがトランクから荷物を取り出していると、突然誰かが後ろから彼女の口と鼻を覆った。

すぐに、鼻を刺すような匂いが彼女の鼻腔を満たした。

パトリシアは抵抗しようとしたが、力が入らなかった。わずかな抵抗の後、彼女の体は力なく、意識を失った。

彼女が意識を取り戻したとき、激しい痛みで苦しそうなうめき声を上げた。

彼女は必死に目を開こうとしたが、できなかった。消毒薬の強い匂いだけを感じ、かすかに会話が聞こえた。

「ラングレーさん、ラングレー夫人は妊娠しています。骨髄移植を進めると、赤ちゃんが死ぬかもしれません。本当にこれを続けますか?」男性医師の声が聞こえた。

「彼女は妊娠している?」マーティンは信じられないという様子で叫んだ。

パトリシアは、命綱にすがるように、必死にマーティンに彼女が彼の子供を妊娠していることを伝えようとした。彼はデビーを救うために自分の赤ちゃんの命を危険にさらすはずがない!

しかし、どんなに頑張っても、彼女は声を出すことができなかった。

「はい、約1ヶ月ほどでしょう」医師は答えた。

パトリシアは、マーティンがどれほど冷酷であっても、どれほど彼女を嫌っていても、赤ちゃんのために彼女を助けるだろうと思った。

しかし彼女は間違っていた。

「デビーはもう待てない。手術を続けて。止めないで」マーティンの言葉は鋭い刃のようにパトリシアの心を刺した。

彼がこれほど冷酷になれるとは思ってもみなかった。彼はデビーを救うためなら、自分の子供さえ殺そうとしていた!

「でも赤ちゃんが...」医師はためらった。

「赤ちゃんはどうでもいい。私はデビーが健康になることだけを望んでいる」マーティンの冷酷な言葉は完全にパトリシアの希望を打ち砕いた。

彼女の心は痛み、熱い涙が頬を伝った。

かつてない絶望がパトリシアを包み込んだ。この瞬間、彼女はついに心が完全に砕かれるとはどういうことかを理解した。

彼女は抵抗しようと、この悪夢から逃げようとしたが、力がなかった。冷たい手術器具が彼女の肌に触れるのを感じながら、横たわることしかできなかった。

彼女は心の中で叫んだ。「やめて!お願い!助けて!私の赤ちゃんを救って...」

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Bonnie has spent her entire life being broken down and abused by the people closest to her including her very own twin sister. Alongside her best friend Lilly who also lives a life of hell, they plan to run away while attending the biggest ball of the year while it's being hosted by another pack, only things don't quite go to plan leaving both girls feeling lost and unsure about their futures.
Alpha Nicholas is 28, mateless, and has no plans to change that. It's his turn to host the annual Blue Moon Ball this year and the last thing he expects is to find his mate. What he expects even less is for his mate to be 10 years younger than him and how his body reacts to her. While he tries to refuse to acknowledge that he has met his mate his world is turned upside down after guards catch two she-wolves running through his lands.
Once they are brought to him he finds himself once again facing his mate and discovers that she's hiding secrets that will make him want to kill more than one person.
Can he overcome his feelings towards having a mate and one that is so much younger than him? Will his mate want him after already feeling the sting of his unofficial rejection? Can they both work on letting go of the past and moving forward together or will fate have different plans and keep them apart?
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