the voice recorder on her phone and walked in after safely tucking the device in her bag. She met him standing over t

he asked, his voice lo

voice, but that happiness could not surface. Instead, h

rs has earned you this moment?" Rose's eyes squinted. She did not expect a swift

tle patient? You expect me to

usal to act concerned about her predicaments causing heavy cuts in her

ears... for so many freaking months, you and I have been under the same roof... Yet

ch statement, she wished to faint and wake up to realise that the last five years were nothing but scary dreams. But she did not want to colla

"I did you a favour by putting a ring on your finger. I have housed and fed you

cha

. "I ignored these silly pleas to get divorced. I looked away and trusted that you would gain some sense and adapt to the situat

retorted. "You have

hair, his angry breath causing her fear to grow. "I am your f

pite her fright, Rose chose to fight for herse

soul, and she became desperate to fi

ounded sour, unlike the last time she heard it. "And I fucked whoever I wanted. But, sorry. I hav

o the floor. "I am not your toy!" Her legs hurried to the door for easy escape

that why you told those people that we have not

you, R

hem that I did not speak to you for years in addition to not

sing storm within her and quietly asked

forced her away from the entrance, his hand slamming the door shut

and unspeakable things might happen to her. After all, she was now seeing a side of Richard that he had hidden we

" With manufactured affection, he wiped off the sweat building on her forehead. "My dear Rosie." Her eyes fo

d soul jump

traced the acne scars on her cheeks, the very on

, but as I said," he said, bringing his face closer

h his voice, she whispered while fig

broadcasting company in this world with a megaphone and placards about your terrible husband, I will never leave you. Rose," he pushed her clo

ars came out, the earlier wince turned into a groan. "What have I

him. From their first meeting to their fun moments, down to their married life... everything was a game he plotted. "Rose..." That realisation made her crash; it was only long before she would fall deeper into despair. "Loo

ot escape. No one will save you, either. And to ensure that is the case, I will close down your shop. As of today, you will not step out of

o from loving a man to being tortured by the

s. The man dug his teeth into the flesh of her lips, he alm

days, I should fuck you," he jested

e ground, and a scoff of contentment came from the man who looked down at her. Rose finally closed h

t.

uld no

uld no

d do was cry

ite hating how her husband s

. I-" A loud bang led to Richard fa

s, her brows jerking in surprise

on she could ask him. While waiting for a response, she recalled how his simple presence made her feel and

d as he walked over Richard's

d not cry o

chard's, but she doubted she could trust them. That thought ma

er. But could she accep

t of her, his eyes still showing her that his soul w

without her intending it. "We should not be apart any more, Rose." He gla

seeing her mess, yet he was not repulsed. She could see it in his eyes that he meant his words. Thinking back to when she first met Richard, she realised what Richard's eye

ncrete reason to back what she aimed to do but did not hold back. With sniffles here and there, she caressed the man's jaw and slowly inched he