nnection. He loved his wife, Olivia, deeply, and had never questioned their marriage before, but an unfamiliar desire awakened within him. Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months,

she confronted him gently, asking if something was amiss. Ethan, guilt flooding his words, assured her everything was fine, placing the blame on work stress and tiredness. Sophia, too, was aware of the storm brewing within her. She couldn't deny the de