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This is more for your protection than it is for mine.
It won’t be that bad.
I’ll be a decent husband.
You can still have a good life here.
But I know she won’t believe anything I say. Not right now.
So instead of voicing my promises, I turn away from our bed, and walk out of the room. Leaving the door ajar behind me.
CHAPTER25
Savannah
I don’t knowhow long I laid there crying before I fell asleep. And I don’t know how long I slept for. But I know my grumbling stomach is what woke me up.
Rolling onto my back, I rub at my salt-crusted eyes.
It’s stupid, to feel so sad over something that was probably never going to happen anyway, but I couldn’t help it. Ever since I was a little girl, I daydreamed about my perfect wedding. Some of the details changed, as the decades passed, but it was always on the beach. Somewhere exotic and warm, with waving palm trees before me and the ocean behind me. A soft dress flowing around my bare feet, my toes buried in the sand. And my hands clutching a bouquet of tropical flowers. The vibrant colors reflected back in the setting sun.
I never thought I’d have a lot of guests. Even as a child I knew we weren’t that type of family. But in my fantasy, I had a few good friends there, witness to my big day, as I said personally written vows to the man that loved me more than he loved life itself.
My eyes stare unblinkingly at the ceiling.
Instead, I saidI dowhile being physically restrained on a couch, wearing oversized, men’s black loungewear. No bra. No makeup. Hair a wild mess. Agreeing to twisted vows that were recited to us by the devil.
Not slit his throat while he sleeps indeed.
A laugh builds in my throat.
I’m married.
I’m actually fucking married, to a man I met yesterday.
I slap a hand over my mouth, trapping the sound inside.
You cannot be laughing right now.
I need to keep my head.
It’s just words.
I can still find a way out of this.
But if you ever look at my wife like that again, I’ll remove your eyeballs from your skull. Understand?
Him calling me his wife shouldn’t mean anything.
And him threatening to blind a man, painfully, shouldn’t be endearing.
I take a deep breath.
What was in that nap?
Exhaling, I sit up. And see the door. Open.
I rub at my eyes again.
