the bedroom door even slammed shut. It was a f

is eyes, dark and unfocused, scanned the room until they landed on her. A slow, almost

ached for her, his large hands gripping her should

and demanding, tasting of whiskey

gh her chest. This had been her life for five years. She was a g

hest, her voice cold and

pulled back, his eyes narrowing as he finally focused on her f

e like a curse. "Of co

e flat. "Olivia is the one who left

ring frame casting a long shadow over her. "Don't you dare say her name.

rown at her a thousand times. She was tired of

, Ethan?" she asked, her

go? I'll keep tormenting you, Ava. Every

didn't do?" She looked up at him, her heart a shattered mess. "You say you love her, but you marrie

ompare yourself to her? Olivia is a thous

she stumbled back, hit

s voice dripping with venom. "No one dese

ave, his hand o

evotion, five years of a torturous marriage-it

efore he could react, she pressed her lips against his, a kiss

hispered against his mouth. "Th

to his usual, brutal anger. He grabbed her hair, pulling her head back as his

her bruised and exhausted on the bed. The roo

cold emptiness. The love she had held for h

deliberate. She looked at him, her

al," she said, h

ng heavily, looked a

her back. And in return, you give me a divorce. We se

ng calm. He had expected tears, pleading, anything

find her when I cou

peated, her tone leavin

a again overriding his skepticism. He believed it was an em

ce cold. "You find Olivia,