So Much For My Seventh Termination and You Ch 1

Chapter 1 

In three years of marriage, Melody Rosmere had suffered seven miscarriages. 

When she became pregnant again, Graham Dorrick–who had never believed in God–climbed all 999 steps of the cathedral on his knees, begging for a blessing charm for her and their unborn child. 

But the very next day, he brought her to the harbor to trade her for his kidnapped childhood sweetheart. 

Melody stared at him in disbelief, the blessing charm digging so hard into her palm that it drew blood. 

Graham’s lips were pressed into a thin line. His eyes and heart were fixed only on Elaine Rosmere, who stood at the end of the dock with a gun pointed at her head. He didn’t spare so much as a glance for Melody. 

Elaine was sobbing, her voice trembling. “No, you can’t! Melody’s pregnant with your child. Besides, I stole her parents for 18 years. I’ve wronged her enough. I can suffer everything, but Melody and her baby can’t get hurt.” 

“Take Melody go… Just leave me behind.” 

The kidnapper yanked Elaine’s hair, making her cry out in pain. 

“I’ll do it. I’ll trade. Just don’t hurt her,” Graham said, his voice hoarse and shaking as he looked at Melody. 

“Elaine is my whole world. If anything happens to her, I can’t go on.” 

Each word, heavy with frantic, uncontrollable love, stabbed into Melody’s 

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heart like a knife. She trembled as she pulled his hand to her belly. 

“Wha about me? What about our baby? The doctor said if I lose this child, I’ll never be able to be a mother.” 

“Whatever. If Elaine hadn’t owed you and forced me to marry you, we never would have had a child in the first place.” Graham didn’t hesitate. 

Melody froze. 

Before she could react, Graham grabbed her, his bloodshot eyes full of desperate pleading. 

“I saved your life once. You promised–you said you’d do anything I asked. 

“Melody, save me this time, please.” 

He shoved her forward, and in that instant, she felt every drop of blood in her body turn to ice. 

Melody moved mechanically across the floating bridge. Elaine was released and hurried toward her. 

As they passed, Elaine stumbled into her, knocking her off balance and sending her tumbling into the river. 

The last thing Melody saw was Graham wrapping Elaine in his arms, shielding her from the gun with his own body. 

The water closed over her head, flooding her nose and mouth, her chest burning from lack of air. 

Memories flashed before her eyes in a dizzying blur. 

Her childhood had been a nightmare. Her adoptive father, Tyler Marten, was a drunk and a gambler. Whenever he lost money or got drunk, he 

took it out on her. 

Her adoptive mother, Olive Tully, tried to protect her, but it was never enough. 

When Melody turned 18, Tyler, desperate for cash, tricked her into going to a club, then sold her to the highest bidder. 

There were so many men in that room. Melody felt like a lamb to the slaughter, every part of her already priced and parceled out. 

They kicked her, slapped her, smashed bottles over her head, and tore at her clothes. Everyone was laughing, except for Melody, who was shaking all over. 

She tried to run, but there was nowhere to go. 

Until the door burst open and Graham walked in, pulling her into his 

arms. 

“It’s okay now 

“Don’t be scared. No one will ever hurt you again. 

Back then, Graham was like a hand reaching into the abyss, a spark of fire 

in the snow. 

He was salvation. He was hope. 

He was a miracle. 

He brought her home to the Rosmere family and reunited her with her real parents. 

In that bright, safe room, she never had to fear a bottle to the head or being dragged from bed and beaten in the middle of the night. 

The one who told her that they were engaged was Graham. 

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The one who courted her was Graham. 

The one who proposed was Graham. 

If he didn’t love her, he could have just said so. 

She never needed him to be her everything, so how did it become all her fault? 

Melody never imagined that the man she loved with all her heart would one day be the one to send her straight to hell. 

As she sank deeper, starved of air, Melody finally lost consciousness. 

Whatever she owed him, she had paid in full. 

As for Graham, she never wanted anything more to do with him.