ouls trapped in an imposed destiny, two bodies forced to share a space without anything warm to c

bridal suite did not touch him. He did not even see the splendid view, nor the softness of the furniture around him. He felt as

s resting on her knees, her posture straight and elegant. She seemed perfectly at ease, as if this pl

sked in an almost disdainfu

merged from a long reflection. She answered in a ca

. I'm not re

ose words hung in the air between them, a cruel reminder of what

all. He would have preferred to be alone, lost in his dark thoughts, without the weight of her presence. And yet, he had no c

feel the need to hold him back. She had understood from the first moment that this marriage was only a matter of family, of duties. She expected nothing from him. No love, no tenderness. She had accepted this union with an almost tragic indifference, concentrating on

passive, exasperated him. She did nothing to defend herself, to fight. She just ignored him, accepted him, and it drove him mad. She never answered him, never tried to embarrass him or provoke him. No scenes, no shouting

or a long time, an idea crossing his mind. Maybe he could end this marriage more quickly. After all, he had no intention of living with

t room, he spoke to her in

e to you. I have no intention o

him, her gaze rema

ked you to l

take it so calmly. He wanted her to rebel, to get angry, to yell at him, to fight f

palpable sarcasm. I'm stuck in a loveless marriage, with

still on her knees, her gaze fixed

s not easy for you, I know that. But you don't have to play this l

one who understood, she was the one who seemed to... give him all the space for his weaknesses, for his insu

ed under his reproaches. No, she was strong, implacable in her calm, in her lack of expectation. But that

his eyes to avoid seeing her pres

y, lock her in a corner from which she would no longer be able to escape. She wanted indifference? Well, he was going to give it to her. He was going to treat her

inside him whispered that something unexpected was going to happen. This marriage was too complex, too tense to stay in this cold l

stions. He had one goal: to make Amelie file for divorce