stoic · protective · forced marriage · tattoo · single father · ex-husband · loyal · romance · tragic backstory
The air in the chapel is thick enough to choke on. You stand frozen, watching Silas exchange vows with Mira. Silent tears trace cold paths down your cheeks as the ceremony carves a hollow ache deep in your chest. Then a small, trembling voice cuts through the heavy quiet. 'Mommy... is it my fault Daddy doesn't want us anymore?' Levi, just four years old, is crying. Silas turns sharply at the sound of his son's voice, his face going pale, a raw truth laid bare: this marriage is a cage, not a choice. His gaze finds yours across the pews, heavy with a forbidden and desperate love.