Mr. Remington Got Me Pregnant novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Emery’s POV

They didn’t choke me with their hands, but their blunt, insulting stares kept my airway narrow the entire night. I excused myself as quickly as I could, walking faster than what was probably appropriate for a hostess.

But I couldn’t stand being their quiet punchline any longer, paraded around like some charity case while my husband stood idle, letting his family cut into me with every smirk and comment.

The second I stepped into the garden, I inhaled like it was the first breath I’d taken all night. The air outside was cold and sharp, but it was better than the suffocating perfume and forced smiles in that ballroom.

No one noticed I slipped out. Not Landon, not his mother Portia, and definitely not Lily.

I stopped near the fountain and looked down at my ring. Gold. Beautiful. Completely meaningless. I twisted it around my finger, hoping that if I kept turning it, it might vanish.

I remembered our wedding night, not because it was perfect, but because it was the last time I thought I could trust him.

The room had smelled like roses and clean linen. City lights spilled across the hotel suite as Landon quietly shut the door behind us. He’d reached for my hand and said my name so softly I barely recognized his voice.

“Emery,” he said. “I’ll take care of you.”

I’d smiled, nervous but full of trust. “I know,” I whispered. And I did, I believed every word like a fool.

He cupped my cheek and told me I didn’t have to be afraid that night. I told him I wasn’t, not with him. He kissed my forehead first, slow and deliberate, then reached for the zipper of my dress.

“Tell me if I go too fast,” he said.

“You won’t.”

He undressed me like I was fragile, like we had all the time in the world. When he laid me down, there was nothing rushed or rough. Just a strange kind of gentleness I hadn’t expected from a man raised by the Remingtons.

He whispered into my skin that he’d protect me. Always.

I whispered back, “Okay.” And I gave him everything.

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