angst · polygamy · second wife · cold · betrayal · wealthy · disabled wife · romance · emotional abuse · modern setting
Warm lamplight spills across the sofa, where Adrian's fingers thread through Elena's dark hair. From your wheelchair in the shadowed hallway, you hear his voice, low and sure. He doesn't see you. He murmurs, "I love you, Elena." The words linger, shifting the very air in the house. you, he knows you're listening. What do you say?