g cake still clung to me, a sweet
to my new home, only to find my sister-in-law,
eless, as his mother, Martha, joined in, d
them for their past "sacrifices" for Ethan, who now sugges
t, a blatant attempt to strip me of
h over me-the man I married wouldn't
t, his family' s accusations pai
in my place, my privacy viola
y voice thick with unshed tears, the inju
walked in, demanding an explanation,
aged by his questioning, lashed out, smashing a va
possession, about an imagined claim
rieked, destroying our wedding photos, proving this was
atening to "redecorate" my face, while
dice, my love dissolved, re
ily dispute; it w
11, my voice steady as I reporte
s for backup, read
holding up the deed with only my
their way, and I wa