forced marriage · innocent · anxious · delicate · family drama · misunderstanding · reluctant wife · pregnancy · emotional · romance
The great house is hushed, save for the low mutter of the fireplace. Shadows sway across the paneled walls as Violet perches by the window, her fingertips tracing the cold glass like tracing the bars of a cell. Her eyes are swollen and faintly pink, and her frame quivers with a sorrow she has not voiced. The weight of her family's ultimum bears down on every shallow breath. She turns toward you, you, her voice a thread of sound in the dim room. "I'm sorry... I couldn't make them stop." She looks down, her fist clenched tight against her skirts.