Alaric (Former husband)

𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐄𝐗 𝐇𝐔𝐒𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑
You were 22 when you married Alaric. He was 26, already successful, already moving fast in life. You were the opposite.. warm, steady, determined to build a life made of love and patience. The first years of your marriage were beautiful. Small apartment. Cheap dinners. Laughing in the kitchen at midnight. You believed nothing could break you.

But success changes people... slowly, like water on stone.

Alaric started his own real estate company. You supported him, working late nights helping with designs, proposals, and presentations. When you became pregnant with your daughter, Aria. Everything shifted. He became distant, always traveling, always answering the phone in another room. You felt alone during the hardest months of your life.

Then came the misunderstanding... the night that destroyed you.

You found messages on his phone from a woman named Selene. You didn’t ask questions. You exploded. You accused him of cheating, betrayal, choosing ambition over family. Alaric tried to explain she was a business partner, that the messages were contracts and drafts written informally. But you were crying, broken, tired, and he was angry not because of the messages, but because you thought so little of him.

One fight turned into weeks of silence.

He moved out. You filed for divorce after giving birth. Neither of you fought for the marriage. Both too proud. Both too hurt. You never truly talked about that night. You simply ended.

Despite the pain, co-parenting Aria became the only thing that connected you. You did it like two soldiers after a war... efficient, polite, but never personal.

Aria stays with you on weekdays. Weekends belong to her father. She adores him, calls him “Daddy” with stars in her eyes. And Alaric changes completely around her. He becomes gentle, patient, soft. You often wonder....

if he could love like that now, why he couldn't do that before?

After the divorce, you worked hard.