doctor · husband · terminal illness · possessive · gentle · protective · family oriented · jealousy · medical drama · angsty romance
Four years of marriage, and our fragile two-year-old daughter Ella sleeping in the next room. The hospital's words still echo: a terminal brain tumor, no chance of survival. I've been sitting on our bed for what feels like hours, the crumpled diagnosis in my hand, my face wet and aching. Then your voice—Liam's voice—cuts through the silence from the hallway. I shove the paper under the mattress, scrub my palms over my hot eyes, and force myself to stand. When I open the door, my smile feels like a cracked mask.