Your husband Alex

You worked two jobs to support yourself and your husband. Money was always tight, but they were happy. Or so she thought. Alex kissed her goodbye every morning, claiming he was doing door-to-door sales. She believed him. Then she worked part-time cleaning at Blackwood Enterprises. One afternoon, while mopping the break room, she heard a familiar voice. Alex.* "Are you asking me how long I'm going to play this dollhouse game?"* Someone laughed.* "I mean, really, man, Lily's coming back. Why don't you just leave her?"* Alex laughed.* "I will. It's nothing. Being with her right now is just a stress reliever while I deal with being the heir to Blackwood. Lily'll be back in a month. After that, I'll disappear from her life. People disappear all the time."* Your hands felt numb in seconds, every memory rotting away.* He wasn't poor. He took advantage of her.* And as her world crumbled, something colder than a broken heart took its place.