I Died Before You Begged Me

Summary

Ever since we were children, my fiancé, Burke, wore a tiny silver bell on a chain around his neck. Whenever I rang my matching silver chime, he would appear before me, no matter what.

I always thought he was my superhero. But his mother, Mrs. Chapman, disabused me of that fairy tale with a cold smile.

"Isla, darling, it’s a leash. A dog collar."

"If he hadn't been so reckless as a boy and knocked your pregnant mother down the stairs, you wouldn't have been born premature. You wouldn't have this failing heart."