The Idiot Bride And Her Crippled Tyrant

e bottle shattered agains

cent of crushed roses and pure alcohol instantly suffocated

screamed. Her vocal cords strained

ls crunching on the broken glass. She reached

h brutal force. Mavis stumbled, her

es. Unable to open it, a fresh wave of impotent rage washed over her. She hurled the sealed bottle violently against the wall, watching it bounce harmlessly off the wallpaper. "I'll find a way

of his Italian leather shoes thudded against the hardwo

voicemail from a Wall Street creditor. T

d snapped. He kicked the half-open bedroom door.

ck bulged against his tight collar. "You will put on tha

ng. Black mascara ran down her cheeks, staining her flawless foundation. The pill bottl

ulders, shielding her. Mavis snapped her head up, glaring at her husband.

ch family specifically asked for a Battle daughter. If we break

wered her voice, the sound sliding out like a snake over the carpet

pacing. He star

Mavis w

nsylvania for ten years. The car crash scrambled her brain. She can't even string a

ily just needs a warm body to stand next to his wheelchair for the cameras. A brain-da

back of her hand. She scrambled up from the floor, her silk robe clinging to

again. A text message fr

sed the unlit end hard into the crystal ashtray

gritted his t

"Get the car ready!" he shouted down the sweeping s

ll. She kicked a large shard of glass out of her way, walk

eyes hard in the mirror's reflection. "Not a word of this to anyone. As far as the pr

d the smooth asphalt of the interstate an

The undercarriage scraped against

ed down his temples. "Mr. Battle, the suspension can'

,000 leather shoe sank instantly into a deep,

oat. He gagged, pressing a silk ha

toward the rotting wooden cabin at the end of the pa

a faded, torn floral dress crouche

eared his throat, a l

urned her

ared across her cheeks. Her eyes were w

t around a large, grey toad. The to

mouth and let out a loud, hollow giggle.

took a fast step back, his heel slipping i

hopped away. She stood up, her shoulders slouched. Sh

, the word thick and

reature standing in front of him. He

e remembered. A harm

smile stretched ac