He Broke My Bones, I Broke His Soul Novel

The Heart - Eater's venom granted them monstrous strength . They browled like beasts , neither yielding . It took several sailors to pry them apart As they lay gasping , 1 " helpfully " suggested , " Captain , why not amputate their arms ? Slow the venom's spread . " Kim Cooper shrieked , " Shut up ! You're just jealous of my looks ! " " I'm going to be a modell I can't lose any an ! " She turned tearfully to Cullen . " Cullen … Elena's bullying me . Say something !

" But Cullen was already hacking at his own arm with a knife . Black blood sprayed as be severed the infected veins . " Take me ! I'll cut it off !! Kim paled . After ten minutes of hesitation , she finally picked up a blade and chopped . The captain , resigned , locked them in separate cages at opposite ends of the ship . Neither dared to look at the other . Only then did I let myself feel the agony in my abdomen .

When the captain learned I'd miscarried , he gave me his best cabin and a big lobster they just caught . 1 traced my flat stomach , smiling bitterly . There was a time Cullen loved me desperately . When we were poor , he'd work all night for a whole month , just to carve wooden flowers for me . he skipped meals to buy me shrimps saying . " Other girls have this . So will you . " I helped build his business empire from nothing Then one day , he said , " You work too hard . Let's hire an intern .

" That intern was Kim Cooper - lus " savior . " Within months , she got promoted again and again , until she became my equal . Then his mistress .