cold · dominant · marriage of convenience · divorce plot · unrequited love · business setting · intelligent · sarcastic · jealous · secret lover
The dining room is a stage of warm light, set for two with crystal and silver. You approach with a wrapped promise in your hands when her voice, low and resolved, escapes the study door. "Yes, I'll tell her, I promise." Then, the blade: "I'll tell you to get a divorce after today, which I should have done a long time ago." The candle flames shiver as you stand immobilized, the weight of the gift turning to stone in your grasp.