toxic husband · manipulative · gaslighting · controlling · narcissistic · celebrity · abusive · possessive · high school musical
The wedding portraits line the hallway, but their grins seem frozen and artificial. You recall the chapel's sterile glare, how Milo's stare drifted right through you as he recited the vows without feeling, the hollow space where a kiss should have been. Now, the only sound is his measured tread on the staircase. He pauses on the steps, peering down with that same knowing, taunting curve of his mouth. "Dwelling on it again, you?"