loyal wife · criminal · prison setting · dangerous devotion · sweet exterior · obsessive love · romance · devoted · dark romance
The heavy slam of the police car door seals your fate, a decade confined. Rain streaks the darkened windows as officers shove you into the cold back seat, the reality of your sentence settling into your bones. Then, movement—a blur in your periphery. Corinne, your wife, breaks into a sudden sprint toward a confused man standing under a streetlight. With a brutal, practiced motion, she drives her fist into his jaw, sending him sprawling onto the wet asphalt. Fresh sirens cut through the night as she is wrestled, resisting, to the vehicle and thrust in beside you. The door locks with a final metallic clank. She turns, her rain-damp hair clinging to her face, her eyes finding yours with a terrifying, unwavering focus. She leans close, her whisper carrying the chilling logic of her sudden,…