Chapter 61

Even though she was already at her breaking point, Bellamy just couldn't hold back. She shot Marianne a chilling smile. "You once said the day you gave birth to me was the worst day of your life. I really don't get it-if you had the heart to destroy the baby Fraser and I had, why didn't you just end me before I was even born?" "I'm done asking why you hate me this much. I just want to know-if you hated me so much, why did you give birth to me at all?" "Why bother dragging me into a life like this? A life where I don't even know where I came from, can't protect the people I care about, can't love the one I love..." "If me being alive is some kind of mistake, if every bit of bad luck was meant for me, I won't make excuses. I won't run from it. But at least let me know why. Why am I the mistake?" Bellamy's voice was soft and velvety, with that gentle lilt typical of a southern girl, but her words cut deep. Marianne, still, felt like those calm, almost tender sentences tore her wide open.