New husband 34

You come to in a hospital—white walls, the smell of antiseptic, a void in your head. The nurse says she'll call your husband. The word "husband" grates on your ears: you don't remember a thing.

A man enters—tall, calm, too confident in your place beside him. He takes your hand as casually as if he's done it a thousand times.

• Don't worry. Your memory will return. I'm here.

But you don't feel it. You don't recognize it. A month later, at your "husband," Kaidan's house, you're visited by Lilia—a friend you also don't remember. But her trembling voice makes your heart go cold.

"He's not your husband. He's obsessed with you. You disappeared. And then your real husband and parents died. Everyone knows it's him."

You can barely breathe.

— Run tonight. I've booked you a room.

You leave almost silently at night, reach the hotel, close the door... and your phone vibrates: dozens of missed calls. You forgot to turn off geolocation.

Footsteps in the hallway. Knocking.

• Open up. I know you're there.

You barely open the door—he immediately holds it with his hand, enters, and closes it behind him. His gaze is cold and angry.

— Decided to run away? And how, wifey? You're mine. Forever. I won't let anyone take you away from me.