ed into our ho
kept whispering about things l
d some white pow
oked at me wit
use my body to bring
't understan
ad person come
marriage to John, he s
ised me, the wife he
, beautiful, gentle, and took
ange the fact th
tayed by my s
lk John brought me and saw
usted. I wanted to en
a divorce
apped his arms around my shoulders, and k
but I'll make it up to you
't willing
ne by one in
ure you won't ag
Why would we divorce when everything's fine? The mi
he glass and
d out, I grabb
ant to love you
m basement. John
else's name in my ear.
pushed
zed something. His face twisted wit
strange man, the so-call
om the shadows, c
weak, so she can't stay awake for long. She nee
ut a sigh
circle on the floor, the offering
hoto of a gir
ire Rios, Jo
brightly, her youth forev
dling me with extreme care, as if
ontained expression. I leaned close to his ear and chuckled softly.
idn't
med down my face. "John, I
lute. "I'm sorry, but I'll
's how
all live wit
hn since h
rightly. In a crowd, he was like
didn't
him or tried to please him,
e as radiant as
were si
and mothers, the Rios family would ne
he daughter of the second Mrs.
nd John a wife to put
r was the talk of the town. No respect
was wi
ame from nowhere
leap into the
e hat
cost Sapphi
, heard about John's marriage. She wanted to return to
he first day o
an. When I tried to comfor
u so pathetic? Why did you insist o
h hatred. "Why wasn
felt like it had been
en, chilled fro
John barely spo
ago when a man dressed in
John call
ed together, muttering abou
idn't pay muc
h, a new master showe
ther turn to supernatural for
He never gave me ev
ived, John started showin
me out for walks, and gav
to banquets. The women there always looked a
ng me, saying I finally won him ove
I saw John's gentle gaze
of Sapphire's old f
neck and threw it in my face
hes, her necklace, and be with the man she
my forehead and f
on, John rushed over, h
rehead. Instead, he picked up the n
d. It can't be dama
cklace was fine, h
put it back a
led. "I won't wear it, John. I don'
fully, his eyes fierce,
the necklace did he
my shoulders burn
but seemed blind to my bruis
tiently not to
om those around me, exh
ht. My love was not
und it di
ed it was part
e needed to become familiar wit
ances of success
it w
have truly awak
ual ended, my memory
e study, and the next moment,
n would change into
n holding me having sex, ca
huckling with malice as I leane
s desire vanis
lung to him shamelessl
hn put on his shirt
im. "John, I'm go
't look
I lived or died. He onl
t want his love anymor
nightstand, closed my eyes,
ping the blade tightly, blood drippi
John raised his hand
y, so he just clutched his bleeding h
r arrived, I s
ood on the floor, I felt
him. "From now on, if I say east, you don't g
the piano and dancing, right? If she wakes up in a bo
d. He had
we started g
ing. If I wasn't happy or satisfied, hi
me sort of gu
ed roses, an amusement park, a candlel
bloomed, he looke
wanted me to
would I
njoy most of the rides at the amusement park. I prefer
ded. He looked
"Don't make these mistakes again. I'll let i
elief and hurrie