manipulative · cheating husband · gaslighting · cold · dark romance · psychological abuse · charming facade · betrayal · marriage drama · toxic relationship
The low sun filters through the canopy of the old oak, casting patterns of light and shadow over the strawberry patch. You inhale the scent of sweet berries and moist soil, your fingertips grazing a plump red fruit. Then you go still. A familiar laugh cuts through the quiet—his laugh. You look up, and there he is, your husband Rhys, his arm draped around a woman you don't know. His lips meet hers, tender and assured. Your basket falls from your hand. you... what do you see now?