
Elegida para ser el sustituto del Alfa
Laisha Gardner
Introduction
*Acabo de tener relaciones sexuales... con un extraño... en un callejón sucio... *
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«Sé una buena chica. Las chicas buenas son recompensadas».
Mentiras.
Ser una buena chica no te sirve de tonterías, sino de tener un marido infiel y montones de deudas de tarjetas de crédito a tu nombre, tarjetas de crédito que utilizaba para mimar su pieza lateral, la burla con la que realmente quiero borrar de mi mente de esa perra: tal vez si pudieras darle un bebé, no necesitaría ir a buscarlo a otro lado».
Tras años de pruebas negativas, ¿qué tan cruel es que un encuentro imprudente con un extraño pueda tener éxito cuando mi matrimonio fracasó? De mis labios se me escapa una risa estrangulada que raya en la histeria.
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El hombre sexy de ojos oscuros se inclina hacia adelante, con los codos sobre las rodillas. «Quién soy no importa», dice, y las palabras resuenan en la médula de mis huesos. «Lo que importa es que tú, Penélope, llevas a mi descendiente».
«¿Tu... tu descendiente..?»
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Laisha Gardner
Chapter 1
| Penelope |
Mis ojos verde avellana brillan mientras me miro en el espejo, las comisuras de mis labios carnosos se curvan en una suave sonrisa, satisfecha con el vestido rosa con flores diminutas que abraza mi cintura a la perfección.
«Es lindo. A Donovan le encantará.»
Hoy es un día especial. Es nuestro tercer aniversario, tres años de estar casada con mi amado Donovan.
Nos conocimos cuando yo tenía solo 17 años, ambos buscando a alguien a quien aferrarnos en este mundo implacable. Nuestro amor ardió rápido y fuerte, un incendio que nos consumió hasta que de repente no lo hizo. Aun así, él es mi constante.
Desde hace dos años, hemos anhelado tener un hijo al que llamar nuestro. Pero mes tras mes, mi cuerpo me traiciona, estéril y vacío, como todo lo demás se siente. Donovan me dice que no importa, que no me ama menos. Pero veo la decepción en sus ojos con cada prueba negativa.
«Esta noche es la noche. Tiene que ser.»
He marcado los días en mi calendario, los días de mi ciclo de ovulación. Hoy estoy fértil. O al menos debería estarlo.
—¡Oye, ¿ya terminaste ahí?! —grita Darnell, mi tan querido gerente, a través de la puerta. Sus nudillos golpean la madera, su voz profunda resuena una vez más—. ¡Vamos, Pen! ¡Tengo que cerrar!
—¡Ya voy! —grito mientras me apresuro a recoger mi maquillaje y uniforme del mostrador, metiéndolos en mi mochila.
Con una última mirada, me echo la bolsa al hombro y salgo corriendo del pequeño baño del restaurante. —Perdón, Nell —murmuro mientras empujo la puerta, emergiendo en el restaurante semi-iluminado.
—Perdón, mis narices... —gruñe, su voz teñida de un tono juguetón—. Sal de aquí para que pueda irme a casa.
Me río suavemente, lanzándole una sonrisa al hombre alto, corpulento y de piel oscura mientras me dirijo hacia la puerta trasera. —¡Que tengas una buena noche, Nell!
Aparcado a solo unos metros, me deslizo en mi viejo y destartalado coche rojo y meto las llaves en el encendido en cuestión de segundos. El motor ruge y hago una mueca visible, el sonido de mi silenciador tosiendo me recuerda que algún día, mi querido coche va a fallar.
«Te amaré hasta el día en que mueras.»
...
«Pero más vale que no sea hoy.»
Con ambas manos abrazando el volante, conduzco fuera del estacionamiento y hacia la carretera vacía. Las luces de la ciudad se difuminan por mi ventana, el viento de medianoche abrazando mi coche mientras acelero hacia casa.
Me llamo Penelope Stone y mi vida no es extraordinaria, solo una cadena de días monótonos que se desangran uno en el otro. Huérfana sin familia de la que hablar, he estado sola desde que tengo memoria. Bueno, salvo los últimos tres años y medio que he tenido a Donovan para llamar mi familia.
Tengo una vida hermosa, no me malinterpreten. Pero a veces no puedo evitar preguntarme si me apresuré a un matrimonio que solo parece dejarme tan insatisfecha. Solo salimos seis meses antes de casarnos, pero en ese momento todo parecía tan perfecto. Nunca imaginé que llegaría el día en que estaría desesperadamente buscando una manera de reavivar la luz que se apagó solo meses después de decir nuestros sí, quiero.
«Tal vez esta noche sea nuestro intento afortunado. Tal vez en dos semanas obtendré una prueba positiva y todo volverá a ser como antes.»
Mientras aparco en la calle destartalada de nuestro modesto apartamento, abro el maletero, saliendo del coche. Con mi mochila en una mano, tomo la botella de pinot noir favorita de Donovan que compré antes de comenzar mi turno de 10 horas en la otra. En un solo movimiento, cierro el maletero y comienzo mi camino hacia la puerta mientras sueño con una velada romántica con la esperanza de reavivar esa vieja chispa entre nosotros.
Respiro hondo, sintiendo mi corazón en la garganta con los nervios inquietos de que esta noche sea la noche perfecta mientras empujo la puerta.
«Algo... está mal.»
Frunzo el ceño al entrar en la sala de estar, cerrando la puerta detrás de mí. Mis ojos recorren el espacio ordenado, y aunque todo parece igual, algo es diferente. No es la lámpara de cerámica agrietada que está sobre la mesa de café ni la alfombra manchada de cerveza que Donovan juró limpiar hace tres meses.
No. Algo no está bien.
Mientras avanzo más en la habitación, a solo unos pasos de la puerta del dormitorio, mis ojos se posan en una camisa arrugada en el suelo junto a un par de stilettos desconocidos. Y emanando del dormitorio, sonidos inconfundibles de gruñidos y jadeos y piel golpeando contra piel.
«No...»
Lágrimas calientes llenan mis ojos, una rabia ardiente hierve dentro de mí mientras la realidad se asienta.
«¿En nuestra propia casa..? ¿En nuestra cama..?»
Aferrándome a la botella en mi mano, me dirijo a la puerta y la abro de un tirón.
Ahí está él, el hombre que juró ser mío, desnudo y entrelazado con una rubia que nunca había visto antes.
—¿Qué demonios es esto..? —mi voz tiembla, llena de dolor mientras rompo su lujuriosa ensoñación. Se separan apresuradamente, la mujer cubriéndose perezosamente con mis sábanas.
—Pen, puedo explicarlo —empieza Donovan, pero lo interrumpo.
—¿Explicar qué? ¿Cómo te estás tirando a una cualquiera en nuestra cama? —Lágrimas de humillación me pican los ojos, cayendo antes de que pueda intentar parpadear para contenerlas.
La mujer sonríe con desdén, sacando un collar de aspecto caro de su pila de ropa. —Tal vez si pudieras darle un bebé, no tendría que buscar en otro lado.
Sus palabras me dejan sin aliento, golpeándome como un puñetazo en el estómago. Mis peores miedos, mis mayores inseguridades, expuestos para lo que parece ser el mundo entero. En mi vergüenza, mi mirada se detiene en el suelo, desplazándose a su bolso abierto: pendientes, un reloj en una pequeña caja de regalo. Todos regalos de mi esposo a su amante, muestras de afecto más extravagantes que cualquier cosa que él me haya dado a mí.
No estoy segura de qué me invade: desesperación, furia, un cóctel nauseabundo de ambos. Con manos temblorosas, desenrosco la botella de vino y la inclino hacia atrás, el líquido mordaz bajando por mi garganta mientras comienzo a moverme hacia las pruebas tangibles de la infidelidad de mi esposo.
—Pen —Donovan intenta alcanzarme, pero me aparto bruscamente, golpeando la botella contra el bolso abierto de la rubia, empapando seda, encaje y oro. Es infantil e inútil, pero Dios, se siente bien.
«He terminado. Hemos terminado.»
Con los restos destrozados de mi sorpresa de aniversario esparcidos por el suelo, mis ojos se encuentran con los de Donovan por última vez, y salgo de nuestro dormitorio, las lágrimas nublando mi visión.
Lo oigo llamarme, pero lo ignoro, cerrando la puerta de un portazo y corriendo por la calle, sin detenerme hasta que mis pulmones arden y un dolor punzante atraviesa mi costado.
Me desplomo en un banco de la parada de autobús, mi respiración se convierte en jadeos que se transforman en sollozos desgarradores. La imagen de Donovan y esa... mujer follando en nuestras sábanas pasa por mi mente y presiono las palmas de mis manos contra mis ojos, tratando desesperadamente de bloquearla.
«¿Cómo pudo hacerme esto? ¿A nosotros?»
...
«No pude darle un bebé...»
Debería haberlo sabido. Todas las veces que me mintió descaradamente en la cara, diciéndome que no importaba... Importaba. Maldita sea, importaba.
«¿Cómo pude ser tan ciega..?»
Me siento en el banco durante lo que parecen horas, insensible a las miradas curiosas de los transeúntes y al frío del aire nocturno hasta que mis lágrimas finalmente se secan. Una sensación pesada, plomiza, se instala sobre mí, los pedazos rotos de mi corazón resonando en la cavidad vacía de mi pecho.
«¿Qué se supone que haga ahora..?»
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