He Left Me in the Sky, I Came Back from the Dead Novel – Alexander Hayes’ first love suddenly had a relapse of depression and jumped off a building. In a fit of rage, he dragged me, eight months pregnant, to a free-fall ride, ordering his men to tie me to the seat. “If you hadn’t provoked Lila on purpose, she never would’ve had a breakdown or jumped!” Terrified of heights, I broke down crying, begging him to let me go.
I promised I’d never appear in front of Lila Monroe again. But Alexander only gave a cold shake of his head. “Grace, for the baby’s sake, I won’t divorce you.” His voice was like ice. “But the pain you caused Lila, I’ll make sure you pay it back a hundredfold.” He ordered the ride to be set for an hour-long cycle, then turned and walked away. As the machine climbed higher and higher, I screamed and struggled in terror.
The moment gravity disappeared beneath me, a hot rush of pain tore through my body. Three days later, Alexander finally remembered me, who was still strapped to that free-fall tower. “Grace,” he said coldly, “Lila’s fine now. If you kneel and apologize to her, I’ll let you down.” What he didn’t know was that blood had already drenched the seat, and the child he’d longed for… had been flung out of me, nothing but a broken mess. … “Dr. Franklin called this morning,” Alexander said, his brow furrowed, irritation flashing in his eyes. “That woman didn’t show up for her prenatal checkup again.
What game is she trying to play now, just to get my attention?” Mr. Collins, the old butler, blanched. His voice trembled. “Sir, Mrs. Hayes hasn’t been let down yet. And she’s terrified of heights, she can’t even step onto a second-floor balcony. She’s eight months pregnant… she might be in danger.” Alexander paused, surprised. “She’s afraid of heights?” Before the butler could finish, Alexander waved him off impatiently. “It’s just a thrill ride, not an actual jump.
Maybe this will teach her a lesson, so she won’t dare bully Lila again.” Mr. Collins fell silent, not daring to argue. But the amusement park manager couldn’t hold back. “Sir, three days ago, Mrs. Hayes was screaming hysterically when we started the machine. Then she went completely quiet.” “She’s still carrying your child, your own flesh and blood. Maybe you should at least check on her…” Alexander’s face twisted with disdain. “I knew it. Even her fear of heights is fake.
How could she be sitting there silently otherwise?” “Grace has always been manipulative. Fine, let her stay up there one more day. Tomorrow, bring her down to kneel before Lila. Once she apologizes, this matter’s over.” He waved the manager away and strode toward the bedroom. On our marital bed lay Lila, half-covered by the sheets. Alexander’s throat tightened as he walked closer, his Adam’s apple bobbing.
In the next second, he lowered his head and kissed her swollen lips. Lila let out a soft moan and blinked awake, pushing gently at his chest. “Alex… this is your bed with Grace. If she finds out, she’ll be heartbroken.” Her voice trembled. “About what happened before… I just love you too much. I thought if I died, she’d stop fighting with you over me.” “I never wanted you to punish her for my sake. Maybe I should go apologize to Grace myself?” Lila bit her lip, her expression full of guilt and sorrow. That pitiful look made Alexander’s restraint crumble.
He set the bowl of broth aside and cupped her breast roughly before pinning her beneath him. “Lila, you’re too kind. If it weren’t for you, I’d have died years ago. You even developed your fear of heights because you saved me.” “Every time I think about that, and how Grace drove you to jump, I can’t stand it.
If she ever dares hurt you again, even if she’s carrying my child, I’ll make her pay with her life.” His lips trailed down, kissing the faint scars on Lila’s skin that were left from the fall, his eyes burning with guilt and desire.