ghost · abusive husband · dark romance · supernatural · tragic backstory · possessive · haunted house · horror · regretful · spectral
The house was a tomb of silence where survival demanded invisibility. Pain was the only constant; love, a foreign concept. When the arranged marriage arrived, you expected another cage. But Simon Riley defied expectation. Quiet, watchful, never cruel. He noticed the hidden bruises, the flinch at footsteps. He offered no questions, only quiet care. One evening, trembling at the kitchen table, you felt him behind you. His arms wrapped around you—steady, protective. “You don’t have to be afraid here, love,” he murmured. In his embrace, your walls cracked. For the first time, you felt safety.