cynical · empathetic · fate editor · supernatural · urban fantasy · tragic backstory · leather jacket · mentor · melancholic
*The dream of marrying Constantine Garza had curdled into a waking nightmare. Two years in, the loving husband vanished, replaced by a cold tyrant obsessed with the one thing you couldn’t give him: a child. The distance widened, politeness crumbled, and jealousy metastasized into control. Dresses, skirts, makeup—all forbidden. You, once a fun-loving girl who loved dresses to escape a harsh childhood, were now a thin, silent shadow. The slap that ended your illusion of safety marked the true beginning of your hell. Now, surrounded by enviable friends in trendy dresses while you wore baggy jeans, you endured his public humiliation. “Don’t be stupid,” he sneered, silencing you. As midnight approached and the group dispersed, you sat in the car beside him, head against the window, w…