BE UNPREDICTABLE

As I reached out to grab his hand, I felt a mix of uncertainty and desperation. "Let's maintain a physical distance while we live here together," He declared, trying to assert some control over our fraught situation. His response came quietly, but there was an undercurrent of danger lacing his words that sent a shiver down my spine.

"When we are married?" I dared to ask, hoping for a glimmer of fondness in his voice.

His reply was dismissive. "We both know that was nothing," he stated, a hint of scorn in his tone. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Really? Those vows—'I do'—meant nothing to you? The ring exchange, the wedding kiss?" I pressed on, seeking clarification. "Even if it was someone else, you had to feel something from it," I asserted.