Chapter 1

I'd been married for three years, and my husband remembered every single one of my periods, knew all my dislikes and preferences by heart.

Until his childhood sweetheart, Aria Smith, brought me chestnuts from her hometown.

Morning sickness hit me hard, and I spat out the chestnut in my mouth.

But Aria broke down crying and ran to complain to my husband.

"Bella ate the offering I prepared for the mountain god! What am I going to do? The mountain god will punish me!"

My husband, Tristan Hall, eyes red with anger, confronted me in disbelief.

"Do you know the mountain god's wrath could kill Aria? When did you become so vicious?"

I was too shocked to speak.

Before I could tell him I was pregnant, he locked me in the basement cold storage.

"You'll stay in there and reflect on what you've done. Come out when you've learned your lesson."

After he left, Aria smiled sweetly as she turned on the refrigeration.

"Bella, Tristan belongs to me and me alone!"

I couldn't push the door open. The temperature kept dropping.

All that awaited me was endless cold.